Ramsgate Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The depot is situated on the Chatham Main Line and is immediately northwest of Ramsgate station, with access to the maintenance facilities and stabling sidings almost exclusively accessible from the Margate direction. Trains coming from Minster junction can only access the depot reception roads, the carriage cleaning shed (roads 1-4) and stabling roads 5-6 without reversing.[2]
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| Location | |
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| Location | Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Coordinates | 51°20′32″N 1°24′14″E / 51.3423°N 1.404°E |
| OS grid | TR371658 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator | Southeastern |
| Depot code | RE (1973 -)[1] |
| Type | EMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Former depot code | 74B (1948 - October 1958) 73G (October 1958 - May 1973) |
The depot code is RE.
Accidents and incidents
editAllocation
editThe depot is operated by Southeastern and maintains Class 375, 377, 395, 465 and 466s.
The depot is the home depot for the Class 375 and 377/5 units, although these are also maintained at Gillingham and Slade Green depots.
References
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- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Munsey, Myles (2019). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 5 – Southern & TfL. Trackmaps. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-9996271-2-6.
- ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Illustration 86. ISBN 1-873793-58-8.
Other media
edit- Dunn, Tim (presenter) (8 November 2021). "Ramsgate". The Architecture the Railways Built. Series 3. Episode 9. UKTV. Yesterday.
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