Birkenhead Central TMD
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Birkenhead Central MPD is a former Motive power depot
located adjacent to Birkenhead Central railway station
, built to replace that at Mollington Street
. It has been disused for many years, although the depot housing still exists along with all the track. A single siding nearest the Ellesmere Port/Chester bound platform is frequently used for the storage of Merseyrail
units.
Motive power depot
Motive power depot, usually abbreviated to MPD, is a name given to places where locomotives are stored when not being used, and also repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds", or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and...
located adjacent to Birkenhead Central railway station
Birkenhead Central railway station
Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network...
, built to replace that at Mollington Street
Birkenhead Mollington Street
Birkenhead Mollington Street was a former Traction Maintenance Depot located at Mollington Street in Birkenhead, England, on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway. The depot serviced steam and subsequently diesel locomotives until 1985 when it was closed and demolished. The depot code was BC during...
. It has been disused for many years, although the depot housing still exists along with all the track. A single siding nearest the Ellesmere Port/Chester bound platform is frequently used for the storage of Merseyrail
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a train operating company and commuter rail network in the United Kingdom, centred on Liverpool, Merseyside. The network is predominantly electric with diesel trains running on the City Line. Two City Line branches are currently being electrified on the overhead wire AC system with...
units.
Fleet
- Class 507British Rail Class 507British Rail Class 507 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works in two batches from 1978 to 1980. The first thirty sets were constructed from September 1978 to mid-1979 and a further three were added during 1980...
- Class 508British Rail Class 508The British Rail Class 508 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works in 1979-80. They were the fourth variety of BR's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, eventually encompassing 755 vehicles and five classes...