Ramsgate EMU Depot

Ramsgate EMU depot is a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The depot is situated on the Chatham Main Line and is near Ramsgate station.

Ramsgate EMU Depot
Location
LocationRamsgate, Kent
Coordinates51.3423°N 1.404°E / 51.3423; 1.404
OS gridTR371658
Characteristics
Owner(s)Southeastern
Depot code(s)RE (1973 -)[1]
TypeEMU
History
Opened1930
Former depot code(s)74B (1948 - October 1958) 73G (October 1958 - May 1973)

The depot code is RE.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 28 January 1993, 4CEP unit 1521 overran the buffers at the depot, with one driving carriage left perched precariously above houses. Three similar incidents had happened in the previous ten years.[2]

Allocation

As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of Southeastern Class 375/377 EMUs and Class 395 Javelins.[3]

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References

  1. "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Illustration 86. ISBN 1-873793-58-8.
  3. "Realtime Trains 6th November 2016 Margate to Ramsgate EMU Depot". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 6 November 2016.


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