Stewarts Lane

Stewarts Lane TMD

Southern-liveried 73202 sits in Stewarts Lane TMD with a 6-car Southeastern (Govia) Class 465/466 formation passing above on its way into London Victoria
Location
Location	Battersea, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°28′21″N 0°08′38″W / 51.4725°N 0.1439°W / 51.4725; -0.1439
OS grid	TQ289765
Characteristics
Owner	DB Cargo UK, Govia Thameslink Railway
Depot code	SL (1973-)[1]
Type	Electric, EMU
History
Opened	1862
Original	London Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
BR region	Southern Region
Former depot code	73A (1948-1962) 75D (1962-1973)[1]

Stewarts Lane is a large railway-servicing facility in Battersea in London, England, founded by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1862, to serve London Victoria railway station. It is sited in the midst of a maze of railway lines between 'Factory Junction' and 'Stewarts Lane Junction', adjacent to the site of the former Longhedge Railway Works and the Stewarts Lane Chord formerly used by Eurostar trains from the Kent freight lines to Waterloo International station. Prior to 1962 it was one of the largest motive power depots in the UK. Following the end of steam traction in the early 1960s it was converted into a traction maintenance depot which is currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway.