Anything Going On At Chart Leacon ?

[yorksrob]

Hi All,

A couple of days ago when travelling back to my home town, I couldn't help but notice that Chart Leacon seemed a lot emptier than usual and very closed up. Is it being wound down for some reason ?

 

[swt_passenger]

Hi All,

A couple of days ago when travelling back to my home town, I couldn't help but notice that Chart Leacon seemed a lot emptier than usual and very closed up. Is it being wound down for some reason ?

Almost completely closed I believe, at least as far as the Bombardier works is concerned. This will be why you see stock such as SWT 455s going to Ilford nowadays.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11211056
...has some details, they reckon 375s are still dealt with there, but I don't know if that is still up to date.

 

[yorksrob]

Almost completely closed I believe, at least as far as the Bombardier works is concerned. This will be why you see stock such as SWT 455s going to Ilford nowadays.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11211056
...has some details, they reckon 375s are still dealt with there, but I don't know if that is still up to date.

Thanks for the info SWT Passenger.

There were a couple of units there but it didn't look like a lot was going on.

Will be a very sad moment for Ashford. The end of an era

 

[466.networkers]

Yeah, 375s are still sent there for wheel lathe treatment on occasion, there was a move there last week I seem to remember.

 

[yorksrob]

I just hope there's enough activity to keep it going. Ashford being a railway town afterall.

 

[BestWestern]

Do they still have a 'Slammer in use as depot shunter there?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I think they sent both away last month.