Birkenhead Central TMD is a former traction maintenance depot located adjacent to Birkenhead Central railway station, in Birkenhead, England. The depot was located nearby to the former depot at Mollington Street. The Birkenhead Central depot was closed in 1997, although the depot housing still exists along with all the track.
A single siding, nearest to the Ellesmere Port and Chester-bound platform of Birkenhead Central station, is frequently used for the storage of Merseyrail Classes 507 and 508 units.
History The depot was used for the storage and maintenance of Class 503 units,Rail Photoprints - Wirral, Merseyrail 750 V and Liverpool Overhead Accessed 2014-06-07Flickr - c.1981 - Birkenhead Central. Accessed 2014-06-07Flickr - M28380M Birkenhead Central 10/11/83 Accessed 2014-06-07 as well as the earlier Mersey Railway electric units.Gutted Arcades of the Past - Central Railway Station, Birkenhead Accessed 2014-06-07
Future The October 2017 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority update to the Long Term Rail Strategy mentions the opening of a new facility at Birkenhead to increase the depot capacity of the Merseyrail network.
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