Bletchley TMD
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Bletchley TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot
situated in Bletchley, (ceremonial) Buckinghamshire to the north of Bletchley Station
on the West Coast Main Line
(and the Marston Vale Line
). The depot is operated by London Midland. The depot code is now BY but, in steam days, the shed code was 1E.
Bletchley TMD was downgraded from a full service depot on 30 May 2008 and now undertakes limited workloads. Bletchley had won awards for the reliability of its trains as recently as March 2007.
in Birmingham
, with consequent long delays to service resumption in the event of train failure.
Traction maintenance depot
In the United Kingdom, a traction maintenance depot, or TMD, is a railway depot where locomotives are serviced and maintained. A traction and rolling stock maintenance depot, or T&RSMD, is a maintenance depot where locomotives, multiple units and rolling stock are serviced and maintained. Each rail...
situated in Bletchley, (ceremonial) Buckinghamshire to the north of Bletchley Station
Bletchley railway station
Bletchley is a railway station that serves the southern districts of Milton Keynes , and the north-eastern parts of the Buckinghamshire district of Aylesbury Vale....
on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
(and the Marston Vale Line
Marston Vale Line
The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford in England. It is one of two surviving passenger-carrying sections of the "Varsity Line" between Oxford and Cambridge....
). The depot is operated by London Midland. The depot code is now BY but, in steam days, the shed code was 1E.
Bletchley TMD was downgraded from a full service depot on 30 May 2008 and now undertakes limited workloads. Bletchley had won awards for the reliability of its trains as recently as March 2007.
Impact
The local press has expressed concern that diesel trains used on the Marston Vale Line, which were previously serviced here, now have to come from Tyseley TMDTyseley TMD
Tyseley TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Tyseley, outside Birmingham, England. Originally opened by the Great Western Railway in 1908 it later passed through the Western Region and London Midland Regions of British Railways eventually to be assigned to Central Trains and...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, with consequent long delays to service resumption in the event of train failure.
Allocation prior to closure
- Class 08British Rail Class 08The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. From 1953 to 1962, 996 locomotives were produced, making it the most numerous of all British locomotive classes....
- Class 150British Rail Class 150The British Rail Class 150 "Sprinter" diesel multiple units were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.- Background :...
- Class 321British Rail Class 321The British Rail Class 321 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL York in three batches from 1988-91. The design was successful and led to the development of the similar Class 320 and Class 322 units for use by Strathclyde PTE and Stansted Express respectively...
External links
- An article concerning the closure of Bletchley TMD.