OS grid SJ321884 Type EMU Pre-grouping Mersey Railway | Depot code(s) BK Closed 1997 Owner Merseyrail | |
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Location Birkenhead, United Kingdom | ||
Birkenhead Central TMD is a former traction maintenance depot located adjacent to Birkenhead Central railway station, in Birkenhead, England. The depot was located nearby to the former depot at Mollington Street. The Birkenhead Central depot was closed in 1997, although the depot housing still exists along with all the track.
A single siding, nearest to the Ellesmere Port and Chester-bound platform of Birkenhead Central station, is frequently used for the storage of Merseyrail Classes 507 and 508 units.
History
The depot was used for the storage and maintenance of Class 503 units, as well as the earlier Mersey Railway electric units.
References
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