Derby Etches Park Explained

Derby Etches Park
Coordinates:52.9102°N -1.4539°W
Grid Ref Uk:SK367349
Owner:East Midlands Railway
Type:DMU, HST

Derby Etches Park is a railway traction and rolling stock maintenance depot (T&RSMD) operated by East Midlands Railway, and situated in Derby, England.[1] The depot is located to the east of Derby railway station. InterCity and Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains are serviced and maintained here. The depot code is DY.

History

In 2022, work began to upgrade the depot to accommodate the incoming Class 810 trains.[2]

Allocation

Stock that is allocated and maintained at Derby Etches Park are the East Midlands Railway Class 222, East Midlands Railway also stable Class 170s and Class 158s at Derby Etches Park, although these are maintained and allocated at Nottingham Eastcroft depot. There is a British Rail Class 08 Diesel Locomotive Shunter in operation.

In 1987, the depot's allocation of rolling stock also included Class 08 shunters. Classes 150, 151 and 154 DMUs, and coaching stock were also allocated at that time. Maintenance was also undertaken for the HQ-allocated stock of the Railway Technical Centre.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LNER to transfer high-speed diesel trains to East Midlands Railway. 2019-11-11. Railway Technology. en-GB. 2019-12-17.
  2. Web site: White . Chloe . 2022-03-11 . Work starts on £35m Derby railway depot project ahead of Aurora trains . 2022-03-11 . RailAdvent . en-GB.