Waterloo Underground Depot is a
London Underground
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maintenance depot which stables the
Waterloo & City line
The Waterloo & City line, colloquially known as The Drain, is a London Underground shuttle line that runs between Waterloo and Bank with no intermediate stops. Its primary traffic consists of commuters from south-west London, Surrey and Hampsh ...
's fleet of
1992 Stock trains. The depot is entirely below ground and is situated beyond the Waterloo & City line platform end at
Waterloo Underground station.
Trains from
Bank
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Because ...
reverse at the depot before returning. It is one of the smallest depots on the Underground network and one of few to be completely underground. For larger items like rolling stock, lengths of rail and other heavy machinery, access to the depot can only be achieved via a shaft on Spur Road, requiring a large crane to do so.
History
The depot opened in 1898 when the Waterloo and City line began operation. Until the early 1990s,
Class 487 EMUs were allocated to the depot.
Since 1993,
Class 482 (now
1992 Stock) trains are stabled at the depot.
References
Sources
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*{{cite book, title=British Rail Depot Directory, year=1987, first1=Neil, last1=Webster, first2=Robert, last2=Greengrass, first3=Simon, last3=Greaves, publisher=Metro Enterprises Ltd., isbn=9780947773076, oclc=20420397
London Underground depots
Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth