Chart Leacon TMD

Chart Leacon Train and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationAshford, Kent
Coordinates51°08′52″N 0°50′58″E / 51.1478°N 0.8495°E / 51.1478; 0.8495
OS gridTQ994425
Characteristics
OwnerBombardier Transportation
Depot codeAF (1973 -)[1]
TypeEMU
History
Opened1847[2]
ClosedMarch 2014[2]
Former depot code73F[3]

Chart Leacon Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot was at one time a railway depot located in Ashford, Kent, England. The depot was situated 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to the west of Ashford International station on the south side of the line to Pluckley railway station.[4]

The depot code is AF.

History

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 09 shunters, and was used for stabling DEMUs and EMUs. Chart Leacon is now closed with its successor "Ramsgate EMU Depot" acquiring all class 375 stock.[4]

Allocation

In 2014, the depot's allocation consisted of Southeastern Class 375/3/6 EMUs.

Reopening plans

On 5 January 2019, Network Rail proposed plans to restore the sidings and stable Southeastern trains which will be displaced due to new Thameslink services using the existing Hitachi depot.[5] The landowner appealed against Ashford Council's approval of this project, but the High Court ruled in favour of the Council.[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashford Chart Leacon TMD.
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Chart Leacon History". KentRail. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Marsden 1987, p. 12
  4. ^ a b Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 20–21
  5. ^ "Disused train depot Chart Leacon in Ashford to reopen". KentOnline. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Ashford council defeats legal challenge over Chart Leacon, the former Bombardier site in Beaver Lane". KentOnline. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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