Polmadie TRSMD
Railway maintenance depot in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot (T&RSMD), also known as Polmadie Depot, Polmadie Traction Depot[4] and Polmadie Carriage Maintenance Depot (Glasgow) is a railway maintenance depot on the West Coast Main Line in the Polmadie district of Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos.[2]
Caledonian Sleeper at Polmadie depot in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of Polmadie T&RSMD | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°50′7″N 4°14′13″W |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Alstom |
| Depot code | |
| Type | DMU, EMU |
| Rolling stock | Class 221 |
| Routes served | West Coast Main Line East Coast Main Line Caledonian Sleeper |
| History | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Original | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
Former depot code | 66A (1948-1972)[1] |
The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock.
The depot was originally built in 1879 by the Caledonian Railway.[4][5]
