Soho TMD
Location
LocationSmethwick, Birmingham, England
Coordinates52°29′33″N 1°56′37″W / 52.4925°N 1.9436°W / 52.4925; -1.9436
OS gridSP039882
Characteristics
OperatorWest Midlands Trains
Depot code
Rolling stockClass 323[2]

Soho TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is located in Smethwick's industrial area of Soho on the boundary with Birmingham, its depot code is SO. The depot is approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Birmingham New Street station.[3]

Operations

Soho was purpose built as a depot for maintaining the West Midlands based Class 323 EMU fleet.[4]

Soho is operated by West Midlands Trains having been transferred over from the former London Midland franchise in 2017. Before that it was operated by Central Trains until 11 November 2007.

It is the home depot for WMT's Class 323 EMU fleet, where most maintenance of the units takes place, it is also used to stable Class 350 and Class 730 EMUs.

References

  1. ^ a b "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 26 August 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Fox, Peter (1994). Electric Multiple Units. British Railways Pocket Book No.4 (7th ed.). Platform 5. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9781872524603.
  3. ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 73–74
  4. ^ "Cross City transition timetable (Spring 2024). Goodbye to the class 323 fleet!". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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