Depots in Cornwall/Devon

[steve158]

can anyone(simming maybe)tell me where wessex have traincrew depots in cornwall? i think there's one at st austell.

 

[AlexS]

Plymouth, Exeter, Penzance are possibles. Castle Cary is also one I think, as maybe be Westbury.

 

[Jim]

heres what I know

Fratton ( for late night Pompeys )
Westbury
Weymouth
Cardiff
Exeter

 

[Met Driver]

I *think* they also use St Blazey, but I could be wrong.

 

[Jim]

I *THINK* you are correct - They use it for the Newquey Line & terminating services

 

[bunnahabhain]

Depots are at: Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St. David's, Gloucester, Par, Penzance, Portsmouth (Fratton), Westbury and Weymouth.


Courtesy www.railwayregister.co.uk

 

[Simming]

so it is par then? is that in the station or par as in st blazey depot?

 

[TheSlash]

Fratton is a full Wessex depot, they normally have at least 5 units stabled at Fratton on a week night
I called in at Castle Cary on a flying visit to Somerset this afternoon, not much there so they wouldn't have a train crew depot
Without looking at the website, i wouldn't of said Weymouth for a depot but i hear its the most sought after drivers depot on SWT, apparently there is a 7 year waiting list!

 

[Jim]

i wouldn't of said Weymouth for a depot !

It is as they stable 2 units there overnight

 

[AlexS]

Weymouth? great depot. Nice, comfortable 442s is what you get, fast services, semi fast services. Not sure whether they use Weymouth drivers on Desiro's.

 

[Jim]

No. Weymouth drivers are 442 only (SWT) + Wessexs' Weymouth's don't do the 31s

 

[AlexS]

I know. The 31 drivers are based at Westbury.

 

[Techniquest]

Fratton is a full Wessex depot, they normally have at least 5 units stabled at Fratton on a week night
I called in at Castle Cary on a flying visit to Somerset this afternoon, not much there so they wouldn't have a train crew depot
Without looking at the website, i wouldn't of said Weymouth for a depot but i hear its the most sought after drivers depot on SWT, apparently there is a 7 year waiting list!

There's a depot at Weymouth?! Never seen it!

I've seen one stabling siding with fences around it in September 2004, where a 450 was located, but that's it.

 

[Jim]

Traincrew Depots




Edit by Seth - Shouting removed. Jim, there's no need to raise your voice .

 

[jdjonnay]

Par is the traincrew depot, St Blazey is the rolling stock depot where light work gets undertaken on the units (of a night when EWS have packed up for the day).

Although WXT do have a yard driver for St BZ as EWS men aren't allowed to drive the units IIRC.

Also Penzance is a traincrew depot, Exeter I'm not sure of, I think there's exeter trainmen. Plymouth is FGW and I don't think there are wessex Plymouth crews.

Jon

 

[AlexS]

Westbury is a stock and train crew depot, Cardiff Canton is a stock depot.

 

[TheSlash]

Exeter is at least a minor maintenance depot. On my way home from the Dartmoor railway in my misguided days of EMU preservation, i often stood on Exeter St Davids studying operations but it was more of a maintenance, shunting and general procedure 'study' than where the drivers actually came from

 

[jdjonnay]

yeh, light work is undertaken on units in exeter yard as well as fueling etc. Although its mostly stabling I think, there's not much heavy duty machinery in there.

Jon