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situated in

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. It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at any one time.

History

Erected in 1842 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, the depot consisted of workshops, a carriage shed and the first engine shed; this included a 12-stall polygon, or roundhouse, about 130ft in diameter. In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes

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and 304

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s, although electric locomotives of Classes 81, 85, 86 and 87 were also regularly seen stabled here. A group of Class 86 locomotives were allocated here in the 1990s and early 2000s to operate Virgin Cross Country's electric services.

Present

The depot is used currently by

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and

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. Overnight, Northern Trains stores a mixture of DMUs, such as Class 150 and

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, and CrossCountry stables several Class 220 or Class 221 ''Voyager'' sets. Avanti West Coast maintains part of its Class 390 ''Pendolino'' fleet at the depot, with a maximum of 15 Class 390s stabled per night. The facility operates on a maintenance rota for the fleet. Twelve sets arrive at the facility each evening to undergo maintenance before being released the following evening, with a further three sets being stabled for periodic maintenance exams or heavy overhaul.

References

Sources

* * *{{cite book, title=British Rail Depot Directory, year=1987, first1=Neil, last1=Webster, first2=Robert, last2=Greengrass, first3=Simon, last3=Greaves, publisher=Metro Enterprises Ltd., isbn=9780947773076, oclc=20420397 Railway depots in England Buildings and structures in Manchester Rail transport in Greater Manchester

History

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