Southall DMU Depot explained

Southall DMU Depot
Location:	Southall, London
Coordinates:	51.5068°N -0.3705°W
Grid Ref Uk:	TQ131799
Owner:	British Rail
Depotcode:	SZ (1973 - 1975)^[1]
Opened:	1884^[2]
Closed:	1975
Former Depot Codes):	81C (1st February 1950 - 5th May 1973)

Southall DMU Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Southall, London, England. The depot is situated on the Great Western Main Line and is near Southall station.

The depot code is SZ.

History

Before its closure in 1975, Class 08 shunters^[3] and Class 117 DMUs could be seen at the depot.^[4]

Present

See main article: Article and Southall Railway Centre.

After British Rail closed the depot, it wasn't used for another 18 years until the electrification programme for Heathrow Express was introduced, when it was used as a base. The site is currently known as Southall Railway Centre.

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: Locomotive Depots: Southall (Details). BRDatabase. 4 January 2017.
3. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Southall (Allocation). BRDatabase. 4 January 2017.
4. Web site: Class 117 DMU Images. Railcar. 4 January 2017.