Cricklewood Depot
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 A Class 317 in Cricklewood sidings | |
 Interactive map of Cricklewood Depot | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cricklewood, Greater London |
| Coordinates | 51°34′06″N 0°13′30″W / 51.5684°N 0.2251°W |
| OS grid | TQ231869 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Depot code | CW (1973 -)[1] |
| Type | DMU, EMU |
| History | |
| Former depot code | 14A (1948 - May 1973) |
Cricklewood sidings currently provides stabling for passenger trains, and is the site of a former steam shed and diesel traction maintenance depot located in Cricklewood, Greater London, England. It is situated beside the Midland Main Line, to the east of Cricklewood station.[2]
The depot code was CW.
Passenger train stabling
Trains berthing in the stabling roads between services are cleaned and have their water tanks refilled. Train types include East Midlands Railway Class 360s[3] and Class 222 Meridians as well as Thameslink Class 700 EMUs.[4]
Domestic waste operations
The North London Waste Authority operated Hendon transfer station,[5] which was located immediately behind the northern end of the site and accessed through the passenger sidings. Freightliner Heavy Haul hauled a waste container train, nicknamed "The Binliner" from here to a landfill site at Calvert in Buckinghamshire.[6] The site last received binliner trains on the 31st of march 2021 and was handed back to Barnet Council on 13 December 2021.[7] As of January 2025 is marked for demolition for the Brent cross town redevelopment, a new waste transfer station will be built on the other side of the midland mainline after the demolition works are complete, this new site will connect directly to the Dudding hill freight lines.[8] Work has not started on this as of January 2025
References
- ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 26
- ^ "East Midlands Railway introduces all electric train service". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "AC debut for Siemens Class 700". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Cindex - Services and organisations in Camden: Hendon Rail Transfer Station". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Freight on rail: The London story". Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Hendon Waste Transfer station: The Story". 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Waste Transfer Station".
Sources
- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.
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