Clacton Servicing Depot

Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot is a stabling point located in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The depot is situated on the western side of the Great Eastern Main Line and is adjacent to Clacton-on-Sea station.[2]

Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot
Location
LocationClacton-on-Sea, Essex
Coordinates51.7954°N 1.1549°E / 51.7954; 1.1549
OS gridTM176154
Characteristics
Owner(s)Greater Anglia
Depot code(s)CC (1973 -)[1]
TypeEMU

The depot code is CC.

History

Opened by British Rail in 1981, the depot was built with a three-road dead-end shed.[3] Around 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes 302, 308, 309, 312 and 313 EMUs.[4] The depot lost its allocation of rolling stock in 1994, and was put to various uses before being scheduled for reopening around 2009.[3]

Present

As of 2016, there is no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for Greater Anglia Class 321[5] and Class 360 EMUs.[6] The depot currently carries out cleaning and the servicing for the trains, during the night.[7]

In 2020, as part of Greater Anglia's rolling stock update strategy, a train lifting system was introduced so that trains could be lifted up from the depot floor. The previous system could lift a 4 car EMU but has now been upgraded so that they could lift a Class 755 BMU.

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. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 22
  3. Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 26
  4. Marsden 1987, p. 32
  5. "12th November 2016 0945 Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot to Clacton-on-Sea". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "12th November 2016 1754 Clacton-on-Sea to Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. "New rail depot for Suffolk/Essex border". James Cartlidge. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

Bibliography
  • 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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