Crown Point TMD is a train maintenance depot in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

, England.

History

Work began on building Crown Point TMD in 1980. It was built on a triangular 12-acre site between the Great Eastern and

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to the east of Norwich station. It was opened on 27 October 1982, by the chairman of the British Railways Board, Peter Parker. It replaced

Norwich engine shed Norwich engine shed was located in Norwich, England and was opened in 1843. It closed in 1982 and was replaced by a new modern facility at Crown Point. Early history Norwich engine shed was adjacent to the station on the south side of the line ...

and allowed

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trains that had been serviced at

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to move to a central location. It was electrified in 1985, along with the Great Eastern Main Line. As part of the

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, in 1997, it was taken over by

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. It has since passed with the East Anglia franchise to National Express East Anglia and Greater Anglia. Central Trains also serviced rolling stock here until January 1998, transferring its work to

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. In 2018, a refurbishment of the depot, undertaken by Taylor Woodrow Construction, commenced to accommodate new Class 745 and

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fleets.Norwich Crown Point Depot
Taylor Woodrow

References

{{Reflist Buildings and structures in Norwich Railway depots in England Transport infrastructure completed in 1982