Cricklewood Depot Explained

Cricklewood Depot
Coordinates:51.5684°N -0.2251°W
Grid Ref Uk:TQ231869
Location:Cricklewood, Greater London
Owner:Network Rail
Depotcode:CW (1973 -)[1]
Type:DMU, EMU
Former Depot Codes:14A (1948 - May 1973)

Cricklewood sidings currently provides stabling for passenger trains, and is the site of a former steam shed and diesel traction maintenance depot located in Cricklewood, Greater London, England. It is situated beside the Midland Main Line, to the east of Cricklewood station.

The depot code was CW.

Passenger train stabling

Trains berthing in the stabling roads between services are cleaned and have their water tanks refilled. Train types include East Midlands Railway Class 360s[2] and Class 222 Meridians as well as Thameslink Class 700 EMUs.[3]

Domestic waste operations

The North London Waste Authority operates Hendon transfer station,[4] which is located immediately behind the northern end of the site and accessed through the passenger sidings. Freightliner Heavy Haul hauls a waste container train, nicknamed "The Binliner" from here to a landfill site at Calvert in Buckinghamshire.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes. 5 May 2006. TheRailwayCentre.com. 19 August 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf. 17 December 2013.
  2. Web site: East Midlands Railway introduces all electric train service . 2024-06-17 . Rail Technology Magazine . en.
  3. Web site: AC debut for Siemens Class 700 . 2024-06-17 . www.railmagazine.com . en.
  4. Web site: Cindex - Services and organisations in Camden: Hendon Rail Transfer Station. 13 May 2017. 1 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193057/http://cindex.camden.gov.uk/kb5/camden/cd/service.page?id=P6vvGgDNA7Y. live.
  5. Web site: Freight on rail: The London story. 13 May 2017. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131135127/http://freightonrail.org.uk/CaseStudyWasteByRail.htm. live.