BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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ETCHES PARK TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (DY) - Derby Etches Park is a Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot (T&RSMD) operated by East Midlands Railway. The depot is located to the east of Derby railway station. InterCity and Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains are serviced and maintained here. Stock that is allocated and maintained at Derby Etches Park are the East Midlands Railway Class 222, Class 180, and Class 156 fleets. East Midlands Railway also stable Class 153s, Class 158s and HSTs at Derby Etches Park, although these are maintained and allocated elsewhere; Neville Hill depot for the HST fleet, and Nottingham Eastcroft depot for the 153 and 158 fleets. There is a ex-British Rail Class 08 Diesel No.08899 based at the Depot. Here we see EMR Class 222 'Meridian' DMU No.222 010 up on the jacks in the depot.