Stratford TMD

Stratford TMD
Location
LocationLondon, England
Coordinates51°32′40″N 0°00′29″W / 51.5444°N 0.0081°W / 51.5444; -0.0081
OS gridTQ381847
Characteristics
Depot codeSF (1973-)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
Opened1840 (1840)
Closed1997 (1997)
OriginalN&ER
Pre-groupingGER
Post-groupingLNER
BR regionEastern Region
Former depot code

Stratford TMD was a traction maintenance depot[2] located in Stratford, London, England, close to the Great Eastern Main Line. It was located just west of Stratford station, on a site now occupied by Stratford International station. The depot was, at one time, the biggest on the London and North Eastern Railway with locomotives covering duties from express services to freight workings in London's docks.

Locomotive construction took place at the adjacent Stratford Works and Stratford TMD was initially located on this site in the V between the Lea Bridge and Great Eastern Main Lines. In 1871, the depot moved to the 'teardrop' of lines to the west of the present Stratford Regional station. The depot closed in 2001, as part of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

  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 27 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Marsden 1987, p. 98