South Gosforth TMD

South Gosforth Traction Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationGosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates55°00′22″N 1°36′30″W / 55.006°N 1.6084°W / 55.006; -1.6084
OS gridNZ251680
Characteristics
OwnerTyne and Wear PTE
OperatorTyne and Wear Metro
TypeLight rail
Rolling stock
History
OpenedOctober 1923; 101 years ago (1923-10)
OriginalLondon 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.