New trains new depot

horace · Post by **horace** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:08 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7885210.stm

so where will the new depot be, how about bath road there is some spare land there!!

WR Tim · Post by **WR Tim** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:22 pm

horace wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7885210.stm

so where will the new depot be, how about bath road there is some spare land there!!

I was just about to ask the same question

I'm guessing that they'll probably redevelop St Phillips Marsh rather than buy back Bath Road (I think this is owned by the SW regional development authority now - for the proposed arena?).

I'm not really sure why they are building the other WR IEP depot in Reading rather than Old Oak/Northpole though. Reading makes more sense for Crossrail and Old Oak makes more sense for IEP but they've got it the other way around so that both types will be makings ECS runs along the most congested section of the GWML.

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:42 pm

I keep hearing stories about Filton Tip being used as the new depot but that seems like a very strange location to me.

With regards to London I agree with WR Tim that the depots in London do seem to be arse about face!

In Bristol I would have thought a depot in the West Depot area would be best. Mainly as there would be hardly any changing ends required on sets coming from and going to the depot.

Alex

chippy · Post by **chippy** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:02 pm

Click below

http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/7-5bn- ... ticle.html

Bencot80 · Post by **Bencot80** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:21 pm

The latest edition of rail express magazine states the new Bristol depot will be built at Bristol Parkway

Post by **madhattie** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:01 pm

Why do they need an all-new depot? Surely if the HSTs are being replaced then St Philips Marsh could be easily redeveloped to service the new fleet?

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:27 pm

St. Phillips Marsh is chocca block with not enough room for the HST sets that go round there as it is. There is also little room for expansion of the DMU fleet, which one would assume would stay at St. Phillips Marsh when the HSTs leave.

I just wish they'd go for West Depot rather than Filton Tip!

Alex

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:42 pm

Plenty of room at westerleigh too and we'd all be able to see what was there

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:48 pm

tonyperks wrote:Plenty of room at westerleigh too and we'd all be able to see what was there

God, that'll be even more shunting about to get there!

Alex

horace · Post by **horace** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:23 am

What i cannot understand about putting it a Filton is the extra usage it will put on Filton bank, that line is already at capacity and beyond without adding empty trains running up and down it every day.
Are they going to replace the lost tracks on Filton bank to cope??

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:41 pm

horace wrote: Are they going to replace the lost tracks on Filton bank to cope??

Mat put a posting on 12/dec/08 http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk/forum/vie ... highlight= about making filton bank four lines again. hmm the plot thickens, no smoke without fire... ( goodness knows if the link works

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nickt · Post by **nickt** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:43 pm

good grief it works

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