Birkenhead Central TMD

Birkenhead Central TMD

The former carriage shed
Overview
Location Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°23′17″N 3°01′14″W / 53.3881°N 3.0205°W / 53.3881; -3.0205Coordinates: 53°23′17″N 3°01′14″W / 53.3881°N 3.0205°W / 53.3881; -3.0205
Owner Merseyrail
Depot Code BK
Type EMU
Closed 1997
Details
Pre-grouping Mersey Railway
Post-grouping British Railways

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,[1][2][3][4] as well as the earlier Mersey Railway electric units.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Gahan, John W. (1983). The Line Beneath The Liners: A hundred years of Mersey Railway sights and sounds. Birkenhead: Countryvise. p. 55. ISBN 9780907768401.
  2. ↑ Rail Photoprints - Wirral, Merseyrail 750V and Liverpool Overhead Accessed 2014-06-07
  3. ↑ Flickr - c.1981 - Birkenhead Central. Accessed 2014-06-07
  4. ↑ Flickr - M28380M Birkenhead Central 10/11/83 Accessed 2014-06-07
  5. ↑ Gutted Arcades of the Past - Central Railway Station, Birkenhead Accessed 2014-06-07
  6. ↑ Shannon & Hilmer (2002). British Railways Past and Present - No.39 Liverpool and Wirral. Kettering: Past &Present Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 1-85895-199-2.
  7. ↑ Shannon & Hilmer (2002). British Railways Past and Present - No.39 Liverpool and Wirral. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 1-85895-199-2.
  8. ↑ Gahan, John W. (1983). The Line Beneath The Liners: A hundred years of Mersey Railway sights and sounds. Birkenhead: Countryvise. p. 48. ISBN 9780907768401.
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