Longsight Electric TMD

Longsight Electric TMD
Alstom West Coast Traincare Centre[1]

Longsight TMD in 2008.
Overview
Location Manchester, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°27′41″N 2°12′00″W / 53.46145°N 2.200034°W / 53.46145; -2.200034Coordinates: 53°27′41″N 2°12′00″W / 53.46145°N 2.200034°W / 53.46145; -2.200034
Owner Alstom[1]
Depot Code 9A (1950-1973)
LG (1973-present)
Type EMU
Opened 1842

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.[2]

It 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.[3]

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Citations
  1. 1 2 3 "Alstom wins rail quality award". Manchester Evening News. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Rolling Stock Depots" (PDF). Network Rail. p. 103. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  3. ↑ "West Coast Main Line Pendolino trains get a 2 million-mile service". Manchester Evening News. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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