| Ripple Lane TMD | |
| Location: | Castle Green, London |
| Coordinates: | 51.5294°N 0.1251°W |
| Grid Ref Uk: | TQ473833 |
| Owner: | British Rail |
| Depotcode: | RL (1973 - 1993)[1] |
| Type: | Diesel |
| Closed: | 1993[2] |
Ripple Lane TMD, BR depot code RL, was a traction maintenance depot located to the south of Castle Green, London, England. It was located 9miles east of Fenchurch Street stationBook: Oakley, Michael . Diesel Enthusiasts Pocket Guide Eastern Region South . Bradford Barton . 0-85153-402-3. near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north.Book: Baker, Stuart . Rail Atlas of Britain 1977 . OPC . 1977 . Oxford . 32 . 0-86093-009-2. Book: British Rail Traction Depot Directory . The Railway Enthusiasts Society Ltd . 1980 . 52 . 0-907183-02-6 .
In the 1970s and 1980s Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF).Book: Kennedy, Rex . Diesels and Electrics on Shed Volume 2 - Eastern Region . OPC . 1980 . Oxford . Plate 36 . 0-86093-036-X. At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane shunting Ripple Lane yard and the nearby Ford factory.Book: Castle . John . Wood . Ron . Shunter Duties . The Inter City Railway Society . 1981 . 21 . In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnightBook: Kilpatrick, R . British Rail Locoshed Directory . Ian Allan . London . 44 . 0-7110-0871-X. Book: Castle . John . Wood . Ron . Shunter Duties . The Inter City Railway Society . 1981 . 37 . including shunters from Tilbury and Thameshaven.
Before its closure in 1993, British Rail Class 08 shunters, Class 47,[3] Class 20,[4] Class 37[5] and Class 21 could be seen at the depot.[6]