St Leonards Depot Explained

St Leonards Depot
Location:Bulverhythe, East Sussex
Coordinates:50.8491°N 0.5242°W
Grid Ref Uk:TQ777085
Owner:St Leonards Railway Engineering
Depotcode:SE (1973 -)[1]
Type:Diesel, DMU, DEMU, EMU

St Leonards Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Bulverhythe, East Sussex, England. The depot is situated on the East Coastway Line and is on the north side of the line between Bexhill and St Leonards Warrior Square railway stations.

The depot code is SE.

History

The depot was opened in March 1957 as a DEMU depot. From 1963 to 1967, Class 33 locomotives could be seen at the depot.[2] The depot was electrified in 1986. In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes 203, 205, 206 and 207 DEMUs and Class 411 EMUs. By 2010, it was used for servicing Class 377 EMUs.

Present

As of 2017, the depot is used for stabling of Class 66 diesel locomotives, Class 73 diesel-electric locomotives and Class 171 DMUs.[3]

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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: Locomotive Depots: St Leonards (Allocation). BRDatabase. 11 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Hastings Diesels Limited - Comings & goings at St. Leonards Depot (part 1). Hastings Diesels Ltd. 11 January 2017.