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Coordinates: 52°54′37″N 1°27′14″W / 52.9102°N 1.4539°W

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Derby Etches Park
Location
A Class 222 on jacks at Etches Park depot

Location	Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°54′37″N 1°27′14″W / 52.9102°N 1.4539°W / 52.9102; -1.4539
OS grid	SK367349
Characteristics
Owner	East Midlands Railway
Depot code	EP (1973-1975) DY (1975-)^[1]
Type	DMU, HST

Derby Etches Park is a railway traction and rolling stock maintenance depot (T&RSMD) operated by East Midlands Railway, and situated in Derby, England.^[2] The depot is located to the east of Derby railway station.^[3] InterCity and Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains are serviced and maintained here. The depot code is DY.

History

In 2022, work began to upgrade the depot to accommodate the incoming Class 810 trains.^[4]

Allocation

Stock that is allocated and maintained at Derby Etches Park are the East Midlands Railway Class 222, East Midlands Railway also stable Class 170s and Class 158s at Derby Etches Park, although these are maintained and allocated at Nottingham Eastcroft depot. There is a British Rail Class 08 Diesel Locomotive Shunter in operation.

In 1987, the depot's allocation of rolling stock also included Class 08 shunters. Classes 150, 151 and 154 DMUs, and coaching stock were also allocated at that time.^[5] Maintenance was also undertaken for the HQ-allocated stock of the Railway Technical Centre.^[5]

References

^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "LNER to transfer high-speed diesel trains to East Midlands Railway". Railway Technology. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 33
^ White, Chloe (11 March 2022). "Work starts on £35m Derby railway depot project ahead of Aurora trains". RailAdvent. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Marsden 1987, p. 42

Sources

Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. Vol. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.
Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.

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