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DMU Depots

This page lists the depots that had a DMU (or railbus) allocation.

Eastern Region

The North Eastern Region depots are listed separately further down, the two regions were merged in 1967.

DepotDMUsRailbuses
Cambridge1958-19931958-1966
Darnall1959-1962
Doncaster1969-1981
Finsbury Park1960-1978
Gorton *1957-1965
Hornsey1958-1960
Lincoln1955-1988
Norwich1955-1994
Reddish *1957-1969
Stratford1956-1986
  * depots transferred To LMR Feb-58
Other locations (not depots) with allocations:
Eastern Region1956

London Midland Region

DepotDMUsRailbuses
Accrington1959-1972
Allerton1960-1987
Bedford1959-19611958-1960
Blackpool Central1958-1963
Bletchley1956-2000
Brunswick (Wirral)1957-1961
Bury1955-1958
Buxton1957-19891965-1967
Carlisle Kingmoor1969-1988
Carlisle Upperby1954-1969
Chester1961-1992
Chester Northgate1960-???
Cockshute1957-1966
Coventry1958-1959
Crewe North1957-1958, 61-63, 66/7
Crewe South1957-1963
Cricklewood1959-1987
Derby Etches Park1958, 1962-1986
Fleetwood1959-1962
Gorton *1957-1965
Leicester Midland1962-1966
Llandudno Junction1956-1968
Longsight (Manchester)1956-2003
Marylebone1961-1988
Monument Lane (Birmingham)1955-1967
Newton Heath (Manchester)1958-1990
Northwich1958-1959
Reddish *1957-1969
Rhyl1959
Ryecroft (Walsall)1958-1967
Speke Junction1958-1961
Stafford1962
Toton1958-1962
Trafford Park1959-1963
Tyseley #1957-1995
Watford1955-1965
Workington1955-1965
  * depots transferred from ER Feb-58
  # depot transferred from WR Jan-63
Other locations (not depots) with allocations:
Chaddesden1959-1960
Derby Friargate1959-1961
Derby Railway Technical Centre1967-???
Pwllheli1980
Wrexham Central1959-1960

North Eastern Region

These depots become part of the Eastern Region when the two Regions merged in 1967.

DepotDMUsRailbuses
Darlington1957-1984
Hammerton Street (Bradford)1954-1984
Heaton1978-1992
Hull Botanic Gardens1958-1988
Hull Springhead1956-1958
Manningham (Bradford)1960-1967
Neville Hill (Leeds)1959-1992
South Gosforth (Newcastle)1955-19801965
Sunderland1957-1958
York1958-1970

Scottish Region

DepotDMUsRailbuses
Aberdeen Ferryhill1979-1980
Ardrossan1962
Aviemore1958-1966
Ayr1959-19891959-1968
Corkerhill1962-1972, 1992-2000
Dundee1958-1983
Eastfield1972-19911963-1968
Grangemouth1967-1968
Hamilton1959-19821959-1962
Haymarket1972-1999
Helensburgh1959-1963
Hurlford1959-1961
Inverness1967-1980 plus 63001962-1966
Kittybrewster1958-1967 (inc BMU)
Leith Central #1958-19721958-1962
Millerhill *1981
Perth1958-1964
Polmadie1967
St Margarets #1956-1958
Stirling1962-1964
Thornton Junction1959
Other locations (not depots) with allocations:
Falkland Yard *1987
  # St Margarets was only a 'paper' allocation with vehicles at Leith Central
  * allocation of stored vehicles

Western Region

DepotDMUsRailbuses
Bristol Bath Road1964-19921966-1967
Bristol Marsh Junction1958-1964
Cardiff Canton1957-1992, 2006-2012
Cardiff Cathays1957-1964
Laira (Plymouth)1960-19941964-1967
Leamington1960-1961
Old Oak Common1967-1973, 1974-1993
Penzance1994-1997
Reading1958-1995
Southall1958-1968
St Blazey1964-1966
Swansea Landore1961-1966, 1986-1992
Swindon1968*1958-1964
Tyseley #1957-1995
Other locations (not depots) with allocations:
Western Region1957-1959
  * allocation of stored vehicles
  # depot transferred from WR Jan-63

                                                                                                                                                                             

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