Bletchley TMD

Bletchley TMD is a (limited service) railway traction maintenance depot situated in Bletchley, Milton Keynes to the north of Bletchley Station on the West Coast Main Line (and the Marston Vale Line). The depot is operated by London Midland. The depot code is now BY but, in steam days, the shed code was 1E.

Bletchley TMD was downgraded from a full service depot on 30 May 2008 and now undertakes limited workloads. [ [http://www.londonmidland.com/index.php/news/news_items/view/55 'Thankyou' to staff from London Midland as Bletchley train depot closes] (Midland trains Press release 30 May 2008)] Bletchley had won awards for the reliability of its trains as recently as March 2007. [ [http://www.atoc-comms.org/dynamic/toc-press-story/1000120/Silverlink-s-Train-Maintenance-Team-scoop-award-for-Engineering-Excellence Silverlink’s Train Maintenance Team scoop award for Engineering Excellence] (Association of Train Operating Companies press release)]

Impact

The local press has expressed concern that diesel trains used on the Marston Vale Line, which were previously serviced here, now have to come from Tyseley TMD in Birmingham, with consequent long delays to service resumption in the event of train failure. [ [http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/More-commuter-misery-down-the.4156020.jp More commuter misery down the line: Delays forecast on Marston Vale line following closure of Bletchley train depot] Bedford Today] [ [http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/Milton-Keynes-on-track-for.4152474.jp Milton Keynes on track for rail delays as staff shunted to Birmingham] Milton Keynes Citizen 4 June 2008]

Allocation prior to closure

*Class 08
*Class 150
*Class 321

External links

*An [http://www.tssa.org.uk/article-143.php3?id_article=1166 article] concerning the closure of Bletchley TMD.

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