Longsight Electric TMD

Longsight Electric TMD
Alstom West Coast Traincare Centre[1]
Location
Location Longsight, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°27′41″N 2°12′00″W / 53.4615°N 2.2001°W / 53.4615; -2.2001Coordinates: 53°27′41″N 2°12′00″W / 53.4615°N 2.2001°W / 53.4615; -2.2001
OS grid SJ867961
Characteristics
Owner(s) Network Rail (leased by Alstom)[1]
Depot code(s) LG (1973-present)[2]
Type EMU
History
Opened 1842
BR region London Midland Region
Former depot code(s) 9A (1948-1973)[2]

Longsight Electric TMD is an AC electric railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England. The depot code is LG (9A 1950 - 1973). It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at any one time.[3]

History

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes 303 and 304 EMUs.[4] Although, Classes 81, 85, 86 and 87 locomotives could also usually be seen stabled at the depot.[5]

Present

The depot is currently used by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains and CrossCountry. Northern Rail stores 13 Class 323 EMUs and up to a mixture of 9 DMUs (Class 142, 150 & 156) and CrossCountry stables 4 or 5 Class 220 or 221 sets. Virgin Trains maintains part of its Class 390 "Pendolino" fleet at the depot with a maximum of 15 Class 390s stabled per night. The depot is situated on approach to Manchester Piccadilly station and is visible to rail passengers. It has been in continuous use as a maintenance facility since its opening in 1842.[1]

The depot currently maintains the Pendolino fleet. The facility operates on a maintenance rota for the fleet. Each day, twelve Pendolino sets arrive at the facility in the evening to undergo maintenance before being released the following evening, with a further 3 sets being stabled for periodic maintenance exams or heavy overhaul.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alstom wins rail quality award". Manchester Evening News. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rolling Stock Depots" (PDF). Network Rail. p. 103. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  4. ↑ Marsden 1987, pp. 76-77
  5. ↑ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 52
  6. ↑ "West Coast Main Line Pendolino trains get a 2 million-mile service". Manchester Evening News. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

Sources

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