Location in Tyne and Wear, England | |
Location | |
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Location | Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne England |
Coordinates | 55°00′22″N 1°36′30″W / 55.006°N 1.6084°W |
OS grid | NZ251680 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Tyne and Wear PTE |
Operator | Tyne and Wear Metro |
Type | Light rail |
Rolling stock | |
History | |
Opened | October 1923 |
Original | London and North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping |
South Gosforth Traction Maintenance Depot is a vehicle cleaning, maintenance and stabling facility used by the Tyne and Wear Metro, located in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.
The depot is located in a triangle of land between Longbenton, Regent Centre and South Gosforth, and can be accessed by trains from both east and west. There is also a depot avoiding line running from east to west, which is not regularly used in public service.