Polmadie TRSMD

Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot (T&RSMD), also known as Polmadie Depot, Polmadie Traction Depot[2] and Polmadie Carriage Maintenance Depot (Glasgow) is a railway maintenance depot on the West Coast Main Line in the Polmadie district of Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier[3]

Polmadie T&RSMD
Location
LocationGlasgow, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°50′7″N 4°14′13″W
Characteristics
Owner(s)Alstom
Depot code(s)
TypeDMU, EMU
Rolling stockClass 390 Pendolino
Class 221 Voyager
InterCity 225
Caledonian Sleeper
Routes servedWest Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
Caledonian Sleeper
History
Opened1879 (1879)
OriginalCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
Former depot code(s)66A (1948-1972)[1]
Depot entrance from West Coast Main Line
Locomotives at Polmadie depot in 1968

The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock.

The depot was originally built in 1879 by the Caledonian Railway.[2]

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. "Site record for Glasgow, 103 Polmadie Road, Polmadie Motive Power Depot". Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments in Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. "Driver marks Virgin Train's £2 million investment at Polmadie". European Railway Review. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.


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