Bounds Green TMD (also known as Bounds Green Train Maintenance Centre) is a
traction maintenance depot
The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...
situated in
Bounds Green
Bounds Green is a residential suburb just north of Wood Green, in the London Borough of Haringey in north London. Parts of it are also known as New Southgate, but most of New Southgate lies in the London Borough of Enfield to the north-west.
B ...
,
North London
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. The depot is to the immediate north of
Alexandra Palace railway station.
It is presently operated by
Hitachi
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and maintains
AT300 units for
London North Eastern Railway,
Hull Trains
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and
Lumo
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.
History
In 1987, the depot had an allocation of
Class 08s and
HSTs and also maintained main line diesel locomotives.
In 2021, the
Class 91 switched depots from Bounds Green to
Neville Hill.
Allocation
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Class 08
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Class 800
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Class 801
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Class 802
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Class 803
Former Allocation
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Class 91
References
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Further reading
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External links
Transport in the London Borough of Haringey
Railway depots in London
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