Summary
Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot was a carriage maintenance depot located in Camden, London, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the West Coast Main Line to the north of London Euston station.[4]
 The disused depot seen from the main line in 2014 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Camden, London |
| Coordinates | 51°31′59″N 0°8′34″W / 51.53306°N 0.14278°W |
| OS grid | TQ288833 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Depot code | EN (1973 -)[1] |
| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905[2] |
| Closed | 2004[3] |
History edit
The depot, which was used to maintain railway carriages for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and, after nationalisation, for British Railways, was completed in 1905.[2] Over time the focus of the maintenance activities at the depot changed from passenger carriages to freight locomotives. In 1995, a consortium known as North and South Railways purchased the parcels division of British Rail[5] and, with it, the Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot.[6] North and South Railways became English, Welsh & Scottish Railway and was subsequently acquired by Deutsche Bahn becoming DB Cargo UK.[7] The depot subsequently became known as the "DB Cargo Shed".[8]
After locomotive-hauled trains were replaced by Pendolinos in 2002[9] and the Royal Mail traffic was transferred to the roads in 2003,[10] the depot became obsolete and closed in 2004.[11]
In 2018 the depot was demolished in advance of the start of tunnelling work for the High Speed 2 Euston approach tunnels and the extension of Granby Terrace Bridge.[12]
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b ""The Railway Boom"". HS2. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Report - Euston Downside Depot - July 2015". 28 Days Later. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 33
- ^ "Rail Privatisation". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard, House of Commons. 27 December 1996. volume 296, 275W.
- ^ "Confirmed – Wisconsin Central buys Rail express systems" Rail issue 268 20 December 1995 page 9
- ^ Annual Accounts for 9 months ended 31 December 2007: English Welsh & Scottish Railway Holdings Limited
- ^ "Demolition works at DB Cargo shed". HS2. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Pendolino to attack the London - Manchester market." Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Rail Engineer, 1 February 2003.
- ^ Jones, Alan (6 June 2003). "Royal Mail switches post transport from rail to road and air". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent.
- ^ "Buildings near Euston". Narkive. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "First look at HS2's Euston tunnel portal site". GOV.UK. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
Bibliography edit
- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.