Manchester Victoria Reversing Sidings is an electric traction depot located in Manchester, England. The depot is situated on the Liverpool to Manchester Line and is located near Manchester Victoria station.
![]() The sidings in 1989 | |
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Location | |
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Location | Manchester |
Coordinates | 53°29′23″N 2°14′13″W / 53.4896°N 2.237°W |
OS grid | SJ843992 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Northern |
Depot code | MV (1973 -)[1] |
Type | EMU |
History | |
Opened | 1945[2] |
History
editBefore its temporary closure in 1989, the depot was known as Manchester Victoria Red Bank and it was a stabling point for Class 101, Class 104 and 108 DMUs. Newspaper vans also used to be stored here until their nightly duties.[3]
Present
editAs of 2023, the site has been cleared and all tracks removed. The area at one end is occupied by the Manchester Metrolink Queens Road depot
A turnback location is used at the opposite side of Manchester Victoria station towards Salford where Northern services are stabled between servicesClass 319 EMUs.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "LM and S Rly - Manchester Victoria - Red Bank Carriage Shed - washing plant". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Manchester Victoria carriage sidings at Red Bank". RMWeb. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Diagrams December 2015". Charlwood House Systems. Retrieved 29 November 2016.