Central Rivers TMD (also known as Barton-under-Needwood CMD) is a railway maintenance depot, located in

Barton-under-Needwood Barton-under-Needwood is a village in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2011 census. It is also near ...

, south-west of

Burton on Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7 ...

, England. It was built by

Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, with headquarters in Toronto and Berlin. It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. ...

as the central maintenance facility for the Class 220 and

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'' Voyagers'' then being delivered to

Virgin CrossCountry Virgin CrossCountry was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the InterCity CrossCountry passenger franchise from January 1997 until November 2007. Along with the InterCity West Coast franchise held by a separate legal ...

. It came into operation on 8 September 2001. The nearest railway station is

. This site was chosen due to being close to Virgin Cross Country's

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hub as well as being relatively close to

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and

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. The depot's facilities include inspection and working pits, hoisting facilities, train washing and refueling is designed for a planned turnaround of up to 20 serviced trains per night. The Virgin CrossCountry franchise finished in November 2007, however Central Rivers continues to maintain the ''Voyagers'' for its successor

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as well as

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Lichfield Trent Valley spur

A single line spur from the

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, near Lichfield Trent Valley, to the old South Staffordshire Line allows units to reach Central Rivers from that line.

References

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