The London end of Ruislip depot, showing the train cleaning shed in the centre. 1992 Stock is stabled on the sidings, and departmental stock is stabled at the top left.
Ruislip depot is a London Underground traction maintenance depot on the Central line, and is situated between the stations of Ruislip Gardens and West Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The depot is accessible from both ends, and was built for the Central Line extensions under the 1935-1940 New Works Programme. It was nearly completed by 1939, when the outbreak of the Second World War prevented further work. It was used as a factory for anti-aircraft guns during the war, and was finally opened in 1948. The main car shed has 16 tracks, and there is also a three-track car cleaning shed.
In 1969, a flash butt welding facility was constructed at the depot, to enable welded rails up to 600 feet (180 m) long to be produced. At a similar time, extra sidings were installed on land to the south of the original buildings, one of which provides a link to the Piccadilly Line and Metropolitan Line tracks to Uxbridge. Since Automatic Train Protection and Automatic Train Operation systems were installed on the Central Line, the depot has also hosted a unit of 1960 Stock which is privately owned by Cravens Heritage Trains.
Part of the depot was retrofitted with a green roof in 2012, as a trial for a larger-scale rollout across London Underground. The scheme was monitored by the University of East London.
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completion of the Victoria line, when this facility was transferred to Ruislipdepot. Subsequently, it was used for maintenance of London Underground's fleet...
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1962 stock, owned by the same group. The 1960 stock train was moved to Ruislipdepot when the Central Line was upgraded for Automatic Train Protection and...
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line. Since the 1990s, all trains stabled at the depot are 1992 Stock. Hainault depotRuislipdepot Jefford, Wg Cdr C. G. (19 May 2014). Observers and...
commissioned at Ruislip. The D78 stock was different, in that delivery was still to Ruislip, but the commissioning took place at Ealing Common Depot, and therefore...
the elderly Class 487 units, dating from 1940. They were delivered to Ruislipdepot during March 1993, and were painted in Network SouthEast livery; however...
for use in films until being sent to Ealing Common Depot in November 2021 and then Ruislipdepot a month later. Another Mark 1 unit in a trial livery...
Derby Litchurch Lane Works, to London Underground at Neasden depot or West Ruislipdepot, for commissioning. Subsequently, immediately after the completion...
Lord Mayor's Show on 9 November 1996. The first train was delivered to Ruislipdepot on 20 December 1996, and testing began in early 1997. The first train...
moving withdrawn stock to Ruislipdepot for scrapping. One of the pilot motor cars, L127, ran down the slope from the depot towards Acton Town station...
single-track spur from a small yard between Ickenham and Ruislip stations connects to RuislipDepot of the Central line. This line is used for engineering...
nine works vehicles, to be used for spare parts, were taken from LU's Ruislipdepot. While the project's feasibility study suggested that three-car units...
mechanical transmission. The first twelve cars were transferred from RuislipDepot to Wimbledon in August 1964, from where they were moved to Micheldever...
livery of the Metropolitan Railway. They were normally based at West Ruislipdepot. Even though the last 'Steam on the Met' event took place in 2000, the...
engineering projects. When not in use they can be found at Lillie Bridge Depot or Ruislipdepot. Following the completion of the Jubilee Line extension, ownership...
the 1927 trailers, were stored at Hainault depot for a time, and then moved to a scrap line at Ruislipdepot. When London Underground were considering...
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Ruislipdepot. Although much of the works was disused after 1985, a new Equipment Overhaul Workshop was created in 1989. The following year, a Depot Engineering...
4 diesel locomotives are currently used as shunting locomotives in RuislipDepot due to growing restrictions on where they can operate on the network...
delivered to RuislipDepot on the central line. Following initial preparation for service, they were then transferred to Hainault Depot, where they ran...
them. A second unit is owned by Cravens Heritage Trains. It is kept at Ruislipdepot, and has been used for railtours and filming work since it was purchased...
new depot was built at Upminster for District trains. Work began in 1955, with work on Upminster depot starting the following year. Upminster depot, able...
10-ton Air Braked four-wheel freight wagon F. 329. Brake Van B558 at Ruislipdepot, modified for use as a brake test instrumentation van. A pair of 4xx-series...
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