Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot was a carriage maintenance depot located in

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, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the

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to the north of

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History

The depot, which was used to maintain railway carriages for the

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and, after nationalisation, for

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ways, was completed in 1905. Over time the focus of the maintenance activities at the depot changed from passenger carriages to freight locomotives. In 1995, a consortium known as North and South Railways purchased the parcels division of British Rail and, with it, the Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot."Confirmed – Wisconsin Central buys Rail express systems" ''

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'' issue 268 20 December 1995 page 9 North and South Railways became English, Welsh & Scottish Railway and was subsequently acquired by

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becoming

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. The depot subsequently became known as the "DB Cargo Shed". After locomotive-hauled trains were replaced by Pendolinos in 2002 and the

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traffic was transferred to the roads in 2003, the depot became obsolete and closed in 2004. In 2018 the depot was demolished in advance of the start of tunnelling work for the

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Euston approach tunnels and the extension of Granby Terrace Bridge.

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* Buildings and structures completed in 1905 Buildings and structures demolished in 2018 Railway depots in London 1905 establishments in England {{England-rail-transport-stub