Coldham Lane Depot

Coldham Lane Depot[2][3] is a traction maintenance depot located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The depot is situated on the eastern side of the Fen Line and is to the north of Cambridge Station.[4]

Coldham Lane Depot
Location
LocationCambridge, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52.2056°N 0.1463°E / 52.2056; 0.1463
OS gridTL467585
Characteristics
Owner(s)Network Rail
Operator(s)CrossCountry
Depot code(s)CA (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU

The depot code was CA.

History
The maintenance shed alongside the Fen Line

The depot is a three-track[5] dead-end shed which was opened by British Rail in 1958, replacing the steam depot adjacent to Cambridge Station which lingered on until closure on 18 June 1962.[6][7] Up to 1987, when the assignment of rolling stock to the depot ceased, it had an allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMUs.[5][6] It was also a stabling point for Class 08 shunters.[4] Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996,[7] being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later.[6]

The Cambridge University Railway Club adopted number of shunting locomotives down the ages at Coldham Lane Depot. For each locomotive, CURC fitted them with nameplate, "EAGLE (CURC)". In 1996, RES closed down its operations in Coldham Lane, so the loco was going elsewhere. Therefore the CURC presented the nameplate to the retiring depot manager.

Allocation

As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of CrossCountry Class 170 Turbostar trains.

See also

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. Network Rail (3 June 2017). Anglia Sectional Appendix. Module AR1 LOR EA1161 Seq 008. p. 111. NR30018/02.
  3. Trackmaps (2009). "Track atlas of mainland Britain". p. 43.
  4. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 17
  5. Marsden 1987, p. 31
  6. Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 21
  7. "Cambridge Depot to Close". Rail Express. No. 3. Kings Cliffe: Foresight Publications. August 2006. p. 8. ISSN 1362-234X.

Sources
  • Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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