 Class 37 and 47 diesels at Ripple Lane TMD in the early 1980s | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Castle Green, London |
| Coordinates | 51°31′46″N 0°07′30″E / 51.5294°N 0.1251°E |
| OS grid | TQ473833 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | British Rail |
| Depot code | RL (1973 - 1993)[1] |
| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Closed | 1993[2] |
Ripple Lane TMD, BR depot code RL, was a traction maintenance depot located to the south of Castle Green, London, England. It was located 9 miles 7 chains (14.6 km) east of Fenchurch Street station[3] near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations.[4] The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north.[5][6]
History
In the 1970s and 1980s Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF).[7] At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane shunting Ripple Lane yard and the nearby Ford factory.[8] In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight[9][10] including shunters from Tilbury and Thameshaven.[6]
Before its closure in 1993, British Rail Class 08 shunters, Class 47,[11] Class 20,[12] Class 37[13] and Class 21 could be seen at the depot.[14]
References
- ↑ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Driver retires after half a century on the railways". Global Rail News. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ Oakley, Michael. Diesel Enthusiasts Pocket Guide Eastern Region South. Bradford Barton. ISBN 0-85153-402-3.
- ↑ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 66
- ↑ Baker, Stuart (1977). Rail Atlas of Britain 1977. Oxford: OPC. p. 32. ISBN 0-86093-009-2.
- 1 2 British Rail Traction Depot Directory. The Railway Enthusiasts Society Ltd. 1980. p. 52. ISBN 0-907183-02-6.
- ↑ Kennedy, Rex (1980). Diesels and Electrics on Shed Volume 2 - Eastern Region. Oxford: OPC. p. Plate 36. ISBN 0-86093-036-X.
- ↑ Castle, John; Wood, Ron (1981). Shunter Duties. The Inter City Railway Society. p. 21.
- ↑ Kilpatrick, R. British Rail Locoshed Directory. London: Ian Allan. p. 44. ISBN 0-7110-0871-X.
- ↑ Castle, John; Wood, Ron (1981). Shunter Duties. The Inter City Railway Society. p. 37.
- ↑ "c.1980 - Ripple Lane depot, Barking". Flickr. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Class 20 Locomotive Society - Get You Kicks on the A13 - 20227 at Ripple Lane". Class 20 Locomotive Society. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "11th October 1992 at Ripple Lane depot, Barking, and Class 37 No. 37892 (D6849) Ripple Lane visits its home depot". Railway Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ripple Lane maintenance depot, 1960". National Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.