Nottingham Eastcroft is a light maintenance depot located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The carriage sidings are located near Nottingham station and are situated alongside the former Midland Railway line to Lincoln.
Location | |
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Location | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
Coordinates | 52°56′50″N 1°08′10″W / 52.9472°N 1.136°W |
OS grid | SK581392 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | East Midlands Railway |
Depot code | NM (1973 -)[1] |
Type | DMU |
History | |
Former depot code | 16A (1948 - September 1963) 16D (September 1963 - November 1967) |
The depot code is NM.
Present
editAs of 2023, East Midlands Railway Class 158 Express Sprinters is allocated and maintained here. The Class 170 Turbostars is maintained as well, but not allocated. The depot was receiving a £2 million upgrade, increasing the capacity and modernising the fuelling facilities. This work was planned to be completed in June 2022.[2]
Also present at Eastcroft is Boden Rail who maintain Class 37, Class 56 and Class 70 locomotives for Colas Rail.
References
edit- ^ "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 19 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "East Midlands Railway's Nottingham depot undergoing £2 million upgrade". Rail Advent. Retrieved 10 January 2022.