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Coordinates: 51°27′12″N 2°34′13″W / 51.4533°N 2.5702°W / 51.4533; -2.5702
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Bristol Barton Hill TMD
Location
LocationBarton Hill, Bristol
Coordinates51°27′12″N 2°34′13″W / 51.4533°N 2.5702°W / 51.4533; -2.5702
OS gridST604728
Characteristics
OwnerNetwork Rail
OperatorArriva TrainCare
Depot codeBK
TypeDMU, Diesel
History
Opened1840

Bristol Barton Hill TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Barton Hill, Bristol, England. The depot is located on the Great Western Main Line to the north-east of Bristol Temple Meads station.

History

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Bristol Barton Hill TMD opened 1840 as locomotive depot. From 1870 it was used as a carriage and wagon depot. In 1960, a new shed was built to service the Blue Pullman.[1]

Locomotives returned in July 1995 when the depot was taken over by Rail Express Systems (RES) after Bristol Bath Road TMD closed.[2] In 1996 it was included in the sale of RES to EWS.[3][4][5]

In 2001 it resumed servicing passenger stock with Virgin CrossCountry Class 220 and Class 221s being serviced overnight.[6] In 2004, stored Class 56 locomotives were reactivated at Barton Hill before being exported to France.[7]

In 2011 Barton Hill was transferred within the Arriva UK Trains group from Axiom to Arriva TrainCare.[8][9] As such it has also performed overhaul work on trains for Arriva Rail North, Arriva Trains Wales and First Great Western (Class 158s), Chiltern Railways (Mark 3s) and Tyne & Wear Metrocars.[10][11][12][13]

As at September 2022, five CrossCountry sets were serviced at Barton Hill each night; four Class 220/221s and one Class 170.[14] It also serviced steam locomotives in between duties on the Torbay Express.[citation needed]

Incidents

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CrossCountry 221129 derailed on 24 March 2014 just outside of the depot. The train suffered minor damage and nobody was injured, but the track was heavily damaged, being pulled 6 inches sideways and sleeves being destroyed along with cables and the track needed grinding down.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "On shed". Rail Express. No. 259. December 2017. {{cite magazine}}: Text "page 22" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Barton Hill opens as a loco depot". The Railway Magazine. No. 1134. October 1995. p. 53.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Central invades Great Britain, buys mail-train network". Trains Magazine. No. March 1996. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Triple naming ceremony at Barton Hill staff open day". Rail Magazine. No. 414. 25 July 2001. p. 54.
  5. ^ "Railway Fascination - Bristol Fashion". Rail Magazine. No. 440. 24 July 2002. p. 53.
  6. ^ {{cite magazine|title=Depots unveiled for Virgin's Voyager CrossCountry fleet|magazine=Rail Magazine|issue=413 |date=11 July 2001|page=13}
  7. ^ "Fertis 56 unveiled". The Railway Magazine. No. 1241. September 2004. p. 59.
  8. ^ "Arriva takes on Axion depots". Rail Magazine. No. 670. 18 May 2011. p. 19.
  9. ^ "Four more depots for LNWR". Today's Railways UK. No. 115. July 2011. p. 16.
  10. ^ Northern Trains DMU Fleet Refurbishment Programme Arriva TrainCare
  11. ^ Class 158 refurbishment Arriva TrainCare
  12. ^ "Rhymney and WAG coaches stored". Rail Express. No. 290. July 2020. p. 28.
  13. ^ Bristol Barton Hill Arriva TrainCare
  14. ^ Services calling at Bristol Barton Hill TMD on 1 September 2022 Realtime Trains
  15. ^ "Derailed Voyager 221129 at Bristol Barton Hill Depot 24th March 2014". British Railways TV. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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