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Title: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 22, 2015, 16:51:32 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31565320):
Quote Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/81150000/jpg/_81150537_81149399.jpg) The new facility near Banbury Station will be used for routine maintenance work A former train depot in Oxfordshire that has been derelict for 50 years is set to be brought back into use. Cherwell District Council's planning committee approved an application by Network Rail and Chiltern Railways for a light maintenance depot for train vehicles near Banbury Station. The site was selected from 20 proposed nationwide locations. It will be used for maintenance work by Chiltern Railways and will include an administration building and fuel tank. The site north of the River Cherwell was the location of a locomotive depot from 1908 until it was decommissioned in 1966. Four sidings will be built to house up to 18 trains overnight with an additional siding for track engineering vehicles. Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: paul7575 on February 22, 2015, 18:31:18 Quote The site was selected from 20 proposed nationwide locations. Nationwide in its widest sense, or did they really mean 'route wide' in terms of the Chiltern route, (and as mentioned in the planning application)? Paul Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: ChrisB on February 22, 2015, 18:35:53 The latter of course. Typical journalist, can't read their proof.
Not really a derelict depot either. Completely cleared site. I've walked across it. It's an ex-steam shed to be accurate Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 22, 2015, 18:39:19 I shall ensure that the BBC reporter is chastised appropriately. ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: ChrisB on February 22, 2015, 18:48:09 Hmmm
"North of the river Cherwell" That river is flowing north/south pretty much at that point too Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 22, 2015, 19:08:44 Yes - and they've clearly just googled a stock picture of Banbury Station to illustrate their report, too. ::) ;D
Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: grahame on February 22, 2015, 19:11:25 Perhaps they mean where the siding's show here? The blue line is the Cherwell, North is up. I agree its predominant direction is north/south, but it snakes a bit
Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: paul7575 on February 22, 2015, 19:31:14 Yes, that's about it, buffers seem to be up against the river. Found a drawing of the general location on the Cherwell DC planning website, reference is 14/01621/F.
Paul Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: ChrisB on February 23, 2015, 09:31:46 Except that this plan is not oriented to the north. That's looking east-ish....
Title: Re: Derelict Banbury train depot set for new use Post by: ChrisB on April 10, 2015, 16:02:06 Work on the ground just starting on this - fencing all up.
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