Neville Hill depot
| Neville Hill TMD | |
|---|---|
 Neville Hill depot. | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°47′32″N 1°30′18″W / 53.79229°N 1.50510°WCoordinates: 53°47′32″N 1°30′18″W / 53.79229°N 1.50510°W |
| Owner |
East Midlands Trains Northern Rail |
| Depot Code |
50B (1948-1960)[1] 55H (1960-1973)[1] NL (1973-present)[1] |
| Type | Diesel, HST, DMU, EMU |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Details | |
| Original | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNER |
| Post-grouping | British Railways |
Neville Hill is a railway Train Maintenance Depot located in Osmandthorpe, Leeds, England on the Leeds to Selby railway line.
The depot code is NL.
History
Neville Hill was built by the North Eastern Railway at a cost of £132,971. It opened in 1904. In 1958 after the building of a new turntable (still used today) A DMMU shed was built. Class 40s were the first diesel locos allocated to Neville Hill.
At the formation of British Railways in 1948 the depot code was 50B, between 1960 and 1973 the depot code was 55H, after 1973 the depot code became NL.[1]
The line from Leeds Central station to Neville Hill depot was electrified in the early 1990s as a corollary to the East Coast Main Line electrification project.[2] The electrification was energised in March 1993.[3]
Current
As of 2011 the depot was operated by East Midlands Trains (EMT) and Northern Rail (Northern); used for light and heavy maintenance, and train storage. Cross Country, East Coast Trains, and Grand Central also used the site for train storage.[4] The site employs over 400 people (2009).[5]
Rolling stock
As of 2011, East Midlands Trains had 24 Class 43s,[6] and 10 Mark 3 sets allocated to Neville Hill.[citation needed] Northern had Class 144, Class 153, Class 155, Class 321 and Class 333s allocated to Neville Hill.[7]
East Coast carry out light maintenance and cleaning on their High Speed Train and InterCity 225 sets as well as CrossCountry High Speed Trains. Grand Central stable Class 180 Zephyrs.[citation needed]
Neville Hill also has Class 08 diesel shunters owned by Maintrain Ltd, and Wabtec Rail Ltd.[7]
In 2012 East Midlands Train's facility at Neville Hill was used for the "Project Miller" restoration of a prototype Class 43 unit (Class 41) number 41001 to working condition.[8][9]
As of 2012 five Class 322s were allocated to Neville Hill,[citation needed], after being transferred from Scotland in the second half of 2011.[10][11]
The site is also used by Grand Central to stable Class 180 Zephyrs trains.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes", www.therailwaycentre.com, 5 May 2006, retrieved 19 July 2012
- ↑ Electrification of the East Coast Main Line: Project Completion Certificate, British Rail, 1 March 1992, section 1.b.ii, p.3; Appendix A, sheet 3, A.2.1.vi
- ↑ Electric Railway Society Journal, 38-39, p. 97
- ↑ Network Rail Route Specifications 2011 – London North Eastern, Network Rail, SRS H.06 Leeds-Colton Junction, p.165
- ↑ "NEVILLE HILL TRAIN DEPOT OPENS ITS DOORS", www.northernrail.org, 8 September 2009
- ↑ "Power Car Fleet List 4 December 2011", www.125group.org.uk
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mainline fleet lists - Depot - NL - Neville Hill", www.railwayscene.co.uk, retrieved 19 July 2012
- ↑ Project Miller website blog, retrieved 18 January 2013
- ↑ Bob Gwynne (17 July 2012), "The HST prototype project: strides forward", National Railway Museum blog
- ↑ "Northern to get Class 322 boost from December", www.railnews.co.uk, 13 Apr 2011
- ↑ "Class 322", www.scot-rail.co.uk
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