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Swansea Maliphant Depot

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2018 at Swansea Maliphant depot from footbridge
2018 at Swansea Maliphant depot from footbridge

Swansea Maliphant Depot (Welsh: Depo Maliffantod Abertawe), also known as Swansea Train Maintenance Centre (Welsh: Depo Cynnal a Chadw Trenau Abertawe), is a railway depot built for AT300 units from the Hitachi A-train under the Intercity Express Programme. The depot is situated north of Swansea railway station by the South Wales Main Line. Having been used as sidings until 2016, the depot is presently operated by Agility Trains as part of their contract to maintain the Class 800 fleet for Great Western Railway.

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Swansea Maliphant Depot
Morfa Road, Swansea Hafod

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Swansea Maliphant Depot

Morfa Road
SA1 2FD Swansea, Hafod
Wales, United Kingdom
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2018 at Swansea Maliphant depot from footbridge
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