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Washwood Heath

Carriage Works Sidings, Washwood Heath, where the depot will be built
Location
Location	Washwood Heath, West Midlands, England
Coordinates	52°30′00″N 1°51′03″W / 52.5000°N 1.8509°W / 52.5000; -1.8509
Characteristics
Owner	HS2 Ltd
Type	EMU storage and maintenance facility
Roads	14
Routes served	HS2

Washwood Heath depot is a planned depot in Washwood Heath, Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2), a high-speed railway line under construction in the United Kingdom. Planning permission for the 14 road site was granted in early 2023.

History

Part of the site was previously occupied by factories for LDV Group and Wolseley Motors. Manufacturing ceased in 2009.

It was also previously occupied by the Washwood Heath Railway Works, which was later used by Metro-Cammell and last used by Alstom. The land was acquired along with other properties by St. Modwen Properties from Alstom in 2002, who leased it back to companies including Alstom and Network Rail. The 50-acre (20-hectare) was sold to the government in December 2016 for an undisclosed amount. The Railway Works was cleared in 2019.

The site was identified as the favoured location for a depot by HS2 in 2011.

In 2018, a row of houses and a motor workshop on Common Lane were compulsory purchased. In February 2021, HS2 began seeking bids for an estimated £275 million contract to build the depot. In early 2023, Birmingham City Council gave planning permission to build the site.

Infrastructure

The site is expected to have 14 sidings, a maintenance building which will cover 40,000 square metres (430,000 sq ft), and network control centre (the NICC - Network Integrated Control Centre).

Usage

The site will contain a rolling stock maintenance depot, storage area, control centre, and facilities for drivers and cleaning staff. It will be the only depot for phases 1 and 2a of the project.

See also

• Washwood Heath Yard, nearby former railway yard

References

1. Rowswell, Glenn (2 March 2018). "Historic LDV Drews Lane complex disappears". Classics World. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
2. "First look at HS2's Washwood Heath depot site". GOV.UK. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
3. ^ "Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished". Rail Engineer. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
4. Jones, Tamlyn (6 December 2016). "HS2 depot site sold by St Modwen". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
5. Griffin, Jon (27 January 2011). "£200m rail depot site raises hopes for ex LDV and Alstom workers". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
6. Elkes, Neil (6 February 2018). "HS2 give residents 3 months to leave - but they 'want better deal'". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
7. "HS2 begins search for Washwood Heath train depot contractor". Global Railway Review. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
8. ^ Clinnick, Richard, ed. (April 2023). "HS2's Washwood Heath train depot gets the green light". Rail Express. No. 323. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 10. ISSN 1362-234X.
9. Harris, Nigel, ed. (10 March 2021). "HS2 seeks bids for Washwood Heath". Rail Magazine. No. 926. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. p. 27. ISSN 0953-4563.
10. "Washwood Heath Depot". High Speed 2. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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