Clacton Servicing Depot

Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot

Location
Location	Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Coordinates	51.7954°N 1.1549°E / 51.7954; 1.1549
OS grid	TM176154
Characteristics
Owner	Greater Anglia
Depot code	CC (1973 -)[1]
Type	EMU

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]

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 2021, stabling is provided for Greater Anglia Class 321 EMUs.[5] The depot currently carries out cleaning and the servicing for the trains, during the night.[6]

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.[7]

References

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. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 22
3. Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 26
4. Marsden 1987, p. 32
5. "Clacton rail depot sees biggest investment in years with new train lifting facility - RailBusinessDaily". Rail Business Daily. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
6. "New rail depot for Suffolk/Essex border". James Cartlidge. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
7. "Clacton rail depot sees biggest investment in years with new train lifting facility - Greater Anglia". Greater Anglia. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

Bibliography

• Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. Vol. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.
• Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.
• Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.