Glasgow Shields Road TMD
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EMUs outside the depot
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| Location | |
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| Location | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°50′49″N 4°17′14″W / 55.8469°N 4.2873°WCoordinates: 55°50′49″N 4°17′14″W / 55.8469°N 4.2873°W |
| OS grid | NS568638 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner(s) | Network Rail |
| Depot code(s) | GW (1975-) |
| Type | Electric, EMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Original | British Railways |
| Former depot code(s) | GS (1973-1975) |
Glasgow Shields ETD is a railway Electric Traction Depot in Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is located on the south side of the Glasgow Central to Paisley lines, adjacent to Shields Junction, close to the site of the former Shields Road station. The depot's code is 'GW'.
The depot was opened in May 1967 by the Minister of Transport, the Rt. Hon. Barbara Castle MP. Initially to maintain the Class 303 and Class 311 rolling stock operating on the electrified services from Glasgow Central High Level to Gourock, Wemyss Bay, Motherwell via Rutherglen and also the Cathcart Circle and Kirkhill Branches. Electrification up until this point had been confined to Cathcart Circle and Newton/Neilston branches (May 1962) and the North Suburban lines (1960) with sets being maintained at Hyndland Depot which opened in 1959.
In 1974 with the further extension of the West Coast Main Line electrification to Glasgow Central meant that AC Electric locomotives would be running the entire route from Euston to Glasgow. The decision was made to maintain the locos at Shields while the coaching stock was maintained at nearby .
The original allocated locomotives were the Class 81 fleet. Visiting classes ranged from Classes 85, 86 and 87 locos, ultimately seeing the Class 90 introduced in the late 1980s.
In its original guise, the depot was capable of handling 8 × 3-car sets in four roads undercover. It had seven stabling roads. Within the depot itself Matterson lifting jacks were used to allow the changing of wheelsets and traction motors. Also a wallcrane for the removal of pantographs and other associated roof equipment from the fleet. The depot also had an underfloor wheel profiling machine located in a separate shed in No. 7 road.
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