The depot is located on the Great Western Main Line to the north-east of Bristol Temple Meads station.

[1] Locomotives returned in July 1995 when the depot was taken over by Rail Express Systems (RES) after Bristol Bath Road TMD closed.

[6] In 2004, stored Class 56 locomotives were reactivated at Barton Hill before being exported to France.

[8][9] As such it has also performed overhaul work on trains for Arriva Rail North, Arriva Trains Wales and First Great Western (Class 158s), Chiltern Railways (Mark 3s) and Tyne & Wear Metrocars.

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