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Polmadie Depot

Polmadie T&RSMD
Location
Location Glasgow, United Kingdom
Coordinates Coordinates:
Characteristics
Owner(s) Alstom
Depot code(s)
  • PC (Carriage)
  • PO (1973-present)
  • PP (Eurostar)
Type DMU, EMU
Rolling stock Class 390 Pendolino
Class 221 Voyager
InterCity 225
Caledonian Sleeper
Routes served West Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
Caledonian Sleeper
History
Opened 1879 (1879)
Original Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Former depot code(s) 66A (1948-1972)

Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot (T&RSMD), also known as Polmadie Depot, Polmadie Traction Depot 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 Virgin West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier

The depot is also used for overnight stabling of East Coast InterCity 225 sets as well as for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock.

The depot was originally built in 1879 by the Caledonian Railway.



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