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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lewisham, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°27′00″N 0°00′11″E / 51.450°N 0.003°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | DB Schenker |
| Depot code | HG (1973-)[1] |
| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Original | Southern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| BR region | Southern Region |
| Former depot code | 73C (1948-1973)[1] |
Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. The depot is a hub for moving freight around southeast England. Hither Green TMD is owned and operated by DBS. The official depot code is HG. In steam days the shed code was 73C.
The depot is situated south of Lewisham, to the southeast of Hither Green station between the railway station and Lee station on the Sidcup line and between Hither Green station and Grove Park station on the Orpington line.[2]
- ^ 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 27 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Griffiths, Roger; Paul Smith (1999). The directory of British engine sheds. Vol. 1. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 96. ISBN 0-86093-542-6.