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Developments in recent years have been on the southern section of the former GWR site, either side of the 1970s BR High Speed Train depot. This has been added to in width, and now services trains operated by First Great Western, Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect. The allocation is presently:
- Class 43 High Speed Train – used for First Great Western long-distance express services
- Class 57 – locomotive used for First Great Western Night Riviera Sleeper services
- Class 165 – two- or three-coach Turbo DMU used on commuter services to London (ex First Great Western Link)
- Class 166 – three-coach Turbo DMU used on longer commuter services to London (ex First Great Western Link)
- Class 360 – five-coach EMU used on Heathrow Connect services (joint operation with BAA)
- Class 332 – four- and five-coach EMU used on Heathrow Express services.
- Class 180 – 'Adelante' diesel multiple unit used for semi-fast services – to assist Hull Trains with maintenance.
Detailed design work is now underway in preparation for the construction of another new depot, this time on the northern part of the site. This will effectively replace the former locomotive depot and the Coronation Sidings area. It will provide full servicing, maintenance and storage for the proposed new fleet of Crossrail trains which will operate between Maidenhead on the Great Western main line and Shenfield on the Great Eastern main line, using a newly constructed tunnel running West-to-East under London. The new development is large and will effectively fill up the remaining area at Old Oak Common.
At the time of writing Old Oak Common is also being considered as the location for a major interchange station between the GW main line, Crossrail, Heathrow Express and the proposed HS2 high speed line from London (Euston) to Birmingham/Manchester/Leeds.
Read more about this topic: Old Oak Common TMD
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