Aylesbury DMU Depot

Aylesbury DMU Depot
Location
Location Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Coordinates 51°48′51″N 0°49′04″W / 51.8143°N 0.8179°W / 51.8143; -0.8179Coordinates: 51°48′51″N 0°49′04″W / 51.8143°N 0.8179°W / 51.8143; -0.8179
OS grid SP815135
Characteristics
Owner(s) Chiltern Railways
Depot code(s) AL[1]
Type DMU, Diesel

Aylesbury DMU Depot is a Traction maintenance depot located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. The depot is situated on the London to Aylesbury Line and is to the west of Aylesbury station.

History

The depot used to have an allocation of Class 121 Bubble Cars until these were withdrawn from regular passengers services due to their age.[2]

Allocation

From 2014, the depot's allocation includes Class 08 shunters,[3] Class 117 DMUs,[4] Class 165 Networkers and Class 168 Clubmen.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "TOPS Depot Codes". Railway Codes. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Bamford, Thomas (22 May 2017). "Farewell bid to iconic 'bubble car' trains". Bucks Herald. Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Aylesbury DMU depot 29/08/2011". Flickr. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wales Rails - Railway Photos". Wales Rails. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Metrolander". Hastings Diesels. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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