Soho TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is located in Smethwick's industrial area of Soho on the boundary with Birmingham, its depot code is SO. The depot is approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Birmingham New Street station.[3] The Depot serves the Cross-City Line.
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Smethwick, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′33″N 1°56′37″W / 52.4925°N 1.9436°W |
| OS grid | SP039882 |
| Characteristics | |
| Operator | West Midlands Railway |
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| Rolling stock | [2] |
Operations
editSoho was purpose built as a depot for maintaining the former West Midlands based Class 323 EMU fleet.[4][5]
Soho is operated by West Midlands Trains having been transferred over from the former London Midland franchise in 2017. Before that it was operated by Central Trains until 11 November 2007.
It is the home depot for WMT's Class 730/0 EMU fleet, where most maintenance of the units takes place, it is also used to stable Class 350 EMUs.
References
edit- ^ a b "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 26 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Plisner, Peter (17 April 2024). "A found farewell to Cross City stalwarts". Feature Rolling Stock. Rail Magazine. No. 1007. pp. 38–43.
- ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 73–74
- ^ "Cross City transition timetable (Spring 2024). Goodbye to the class 323 fleet!". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Russell, David (December 2024). "Class 323". Units. Rail Express. No. 343. p. 23.
Sources
edit- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.