New Cross Gate Depot is a

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, South East London. The depot is situated on the

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East London Line and is to the north of

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beside the

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. It replaced the smaller New Cross Depot that serviced the predecessor London Underground line. , the depot's allocation consists of London Overground Class 378 EMUs.

History

London Underground East London Line

Light maintenance and stabling took place at the smaller New Cross depot alongside the

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on the New Cross branch of the East London line, with heavier work done at

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on the

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. Between 1985 and 1987, D78 stock operated the line before being replaced by A60 and A62 stock. This depot closed when the line was transferred from

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, and was subsequently demolished.

2009/10: Construction

The current depot was constructed in 2009 to stable

British Rail Class 378 The British Rail Class 378 ''Capitalstar'' is an electric multiple unit passenger train specifically designed for the London Overground network. It is part of Bombardier Transportation's Electrostar family. A total of 57 five-car trains have bee ...

stock for the new

service. Unlike the LUL East London Line New Cross depot, this depot was constructed north of and beside the

2014/5: Capitalstar 378 conversion to five car units

To cope with increased demand, the class 378 units which operate on the line were extended from four to five cars, requiring the depot to be extended by .

References

Sources

* * {{cite book, title=British Rail Depot Directory, last2=Greengrass, first2=Robert, last3=Greaves, first3=Simon, publisher=Metro Enterprises Ltd., year=1987, isbn=9780947773076, oclc=20420397, first1=Neil, last1=Webster Railway depots in London Transport in the London Borough of Lewisham