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Old Oak Common railway depots
Old Oak Common has a large area of railway depots and sidings. The Great Western Railway developed the site from 1906. In 2011 one area was used as a Traction Maintenance Depot by First Great Western and Heathrow Express for rolling stock based in Paddington. Another area recently used by EWS (English Welsh & Scottish) formerly known as Coronation Sidings and The Factory was developed as a depot for Crossrail, now the Elizabeth Line. Eurostar trains were maintained here. In 2024 High Speed Two (HS2) is building a major station, and a base for tunnelling into central London.
Created: Sun, 14 Aug 2011, Updated: Sat, 6 Jul 2024
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