Ardwick rail depot
First TransPennine Express Class 350s stabled at the depot
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| Location | Ardwick, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°28′20″N 2°12′25″W / 53.4722°N 2.2069°WCoordinates: 53°28′20″N 2°12′25″W / 53.4722°N 2.2069°W |
| OS grid | SJ863973 |
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| Depot code(s) | AK |
| Type | DMU, EMU |
The Ardwick train depot, is a passenger multiple unit maintenance depot in Ardwick, Greater Manchester. The depot was opened in 2006 for the servicing of Siemens Class 185 DMUs, which are used on the Trans-Pennine franchise. It was electrified in 2012-13 to allow the servicing of Siemens Class 350/4 EMUs.
Ardwick depot is located approximately 500 m (550 yd) east of Ardwick railway station, north of the Manchester-Glossop Line and south of the A635 road.
The depot code is AK.
In the 1840s the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was constructed between Manchester Store Street station (Manchester Piccadilly) and Sheffield Victoria railway station; Initially the site of the depot was just outside the urban spread of Manchester - the area being used for brick manufacture. Subsequently the area east of Ardwick station and north of the line was used for extensive railway sidings, including goods sheds, the wider area becoming known as 'Ardwick West Goods depot and mineral yard', later 'Ardwick West freight terminal'. The site remained in railway use through most the 20th century, becoming disused by 1990.
In 2003 Siemens became preferred bidder to supply and maintain a fleet of diesel multiple units for use on the Transpennine franchise - the £260 million contract included the provision and supply of maintenance facilities, with the primary facility in Manchester, as well as a secondary depot in York (see York Leeman Road depot). In 2004 Siemens applied to construct sidings, train facilities and offices at the Ardwick site. Construction began in March 2005.
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