Bristol Barton Hill TMD
Location
LocationBarton Hill, Bristol
Coordinates51°27′12″N 2°34′13″W / 51.4533°N 2.5702°W / 51.4533; -2.5702
OS gridST604728
Characteristics
OwnerNetwork Rail
OperatorArriva TrainCare
Depot codeBK
TypeDMU, Diesel
History
Opened1840

Bristol Barton Hill TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Barton Hill, Bristol, England. The depot is located on the Great Western Main Line to the north-east of Bristol Temple Meads station.

History

Bristol Barton Hill TMD opened 1840 as locomotive depot. From 1870 it was used as a carriage and wagon depot. In 1960, a new shed was built to service the Blue Pullman.[1]

Locomotives returned in July 1995 when the depot was taken over by Rail Express Systems (RES) after Bristol Bath Road TMD closed.[2] In 1996 it was included in the sale of RES to EWS.[3][4][5]

In 2001 it resumed servicing passenger stock with Virgin CrossCountry Class 220 and Class 221s being serviced overnight.[6] In 2004, stored Class 56 locomotives were reactivated at Barton Hill before being exported to France.[7]

In 2011 Barton Hill was transferred within the Arriva UK Trains group from Axiom to Arriva TrainCare.[8][9] As such it has also performed overhaul work on trains for Arriva Rail North, Arriva Trains Wales and First Great Western (Class 158s}, Chiltern Railways (Mark 3s) and Tyne & Wear Metrocars.[10][11][12][13]

As at September 2022, five CrossCountry sets are serviced at Barton Hill each night; four Class 220/221s and one Class 170.[14] It also services steam locomotives in between duties on the Torbay Express.

Incidents

CrossCountry 221129 derailed on 24 March 2014 just outside of the depot. The train suffered minor damage and nobody was injured, but the track was heavily damaged, being pulled 6 inches sideways and sleeves being destroyed along with cables and the track needed grinding down.[15]

References

  1. ↑ On shed Rail Express issue 259 December 2017 page 22
  2. ↑ Barton Hill opens as a loco depot The Railway Magazine issue 1134 October 1995 page 53
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Central invades Great Britain, buys mail-train network Trains March 1996 page 16
  4. ↑ Triple naming ceremony at Barton Hill staff open day Rail issue 414 25 July 2001 page 54
  5. ↑ Railway Fascination - Bristol Fashion Rail issue 440 24 July 2002 page 53
  6. ↑ Depots unveiled for Virgin's Voyager CrossCountry fleet Rail issue 413 11 July 2001 page 13
  7. ↑ Fertis 56 unveiled The Railway Magazine issue 1241 September 2004 page 59
  8. ↑ Arriva takes on Axion depots Rail issue 670 18 May 2011 page 19
  9. ↑ Four more depots for LNWR Today's Railways UK issue 115 July 2011 page 16
  10. ↑ Northern Trains DMU Fleet Refurbishment Programme Arriva TrainCare
  11. ↑ Class 158 refurbishment Arriva TrainCare
  12. ↑ Rhymney and WAG coaches stored Rail Express issue 290 July 2020 page 28
  13. ↑ Bristol Barton Hill Arriva TrainCare
  14. ↑ Services calling at Bristol Barton Hill TMD on 1 September 2022 Realtime Trains
  15. ↑ "Derailed Voyager 221129 at Bristol Barton Hill Depot 24th March 2014". British Railways TV. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

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