Anglia Mark 3s to Neville Hill.

[greyman42]

A set of Anglia Mark 3s recently visited Neville Hill. Was this was for some kind of maintenance and why could it not be done closer to home?

 

[dk1]

A set of Anglia Mark 3s recently visited Neville Hill. Was this was for some kind of maintenance and why could it not be done closer to home?

It's been quite regular. Nowhere to do it. Bounds Green looks after a set daily already.

 

[43096]

It's been quite regular. Nowhere to do it. Bounds Green looks after a set daily already.

Neville Hill is also an Abellio depot, which makes it a sensible choice, particularly as they have Mark 3 experience.

 

[dk1]

Neville Hill is also an Abellio depot, which makes it a sensible choice, particularly as they have Mark 3 experience.

Is it Abellio?

 

[221129]

Is it Abellio?

East Midlands Railway is Abellio yes.

 

[43096]

Is it Abellio?

The EMR side is, yes.

 

[dk1]

Is it Abellio?

Oh of course, EMR. I always thought it's HSTs where done there under contract.

 

[dk1]

I forget how many TOCs Abellio run now & I work for them

 

[LowLevel]

Oh of course, EMR. I always thought it's HSTs where done there under contract.

EMR run the HST shed and do maintenance work for Cross Country, LNER and themselves. Northern run the other side of things maintaining their electric trains and some DMUs.

 

[43096]

EMR run the HST shed and do maintenance work for Cross Country, LNER and themselves. Northern run the other side of things maintaining their electric trains and some DMUs.

Wheel lathe is Northern as well, I believe.

 

[dk1]

EMR run the HST shed and do maintenance work for Cross Country, LNER and themselves. Northern run the other side of things maintaining their electric trains and some DMUs.

Many thanks for that. I honestly thought the East Coast operator ran the IC side.

 

[LowLevel]

Many thanks for that. I honestly thought the East Coast operator ran the IC side.

There is a proposal for the EMR depot to transfer to LNER at some point as EMR won't be using it anymore but we've not heard anything about it internally for a while now.

 

[dk1]

There is a proposal for the EMR depot to transfer to LNER at some point as EMR won't be using it anymore but we've not heard anything about it internally for a while now.

Hope it all works out okay if you work there. Been very traumatic for some at Crown Point with all the changes with the onset of Stadler becoming the depot operator. Still not sure when or if that is actually going to fully happen.

 

[JonathanH]

There is a proposal for the EMR depot to transfer to LNER at some point as EMR won't be using it anymore but we've not heard anything about it internally for a while now.

Presumably that would only be if LNER are to retain 91+Mk4 and take their maintenance in house. Otherwise it would be likely to transfer to Hitachi as LNER don't have an engineering function any more.

 

[LowLevel]

Hope it all works out okay if you work there. Been very traumatic for some at Crown Point with all the changes with the onset of Stadler becoming the depot operator. Still not sure when or if that is actually going to fully happen.

Luckily I am a conductor elsewhere. I disagree greatly with robbing people of their pensions and travel facilities compared to people working in the same roles elsewhere.

 

[dk1]

Luckily I am a conductor elsewhere. I disagree greatly with robbing people of their pensions and travel facilities compared to people working in the same roles elsewhere.

Oh most definitely agree & there's nothing they can do about it. Awful state of affairs.

 

[Nh2014]

Is there any information on who will take EMR's space at Neville hill? Surely would make sense for Northern to take on the whole depot?

 

[Swimbar]

There is a proposal for the EMR depot to transfer to LNER at some point as EMR won't be using it anymore but we've not heard anything about it internally for a while now.

I thought that the EMR/LNER HST's were to be Neville Hill based for at least 12 months?

 

[WillPS]

I thought that the EMR/LNER HST's were to be Neville Hill based for at least 12 months?

This would happen after all HSTs have been withdrawn (including the ones about to enter service).

 

[57Tonic]

I thought that the EMR/LNER HST's were to be Neville Hill based for at least 12 months?

I can’t see the point in swopping EMR HSTs for LNER ones and as we are fast running out of months, it would be March already if it wasn’t for a leap year, what’s the point.

 

[HamworthyGoods]

I can’t see the point in swopping EMR HSTs for LNER ones and as we are fast running out of months, it would be March already if it wasn’t for a leap year, what’s the point.

Try saying that to someone in a wheelchair they can’t have a properly accessible toilet despite it being the law because it’s not worth swapping HST sets over so they’ll just have to wait another 8 months etc...

 

[57Tonic]

Try saying that to someone in a wheelchair they can’t have a properly accessible toilet despite it being the law because it’s not worth swapping HST sets over so they’ll just have to wait another 8 months etc...

I take your point, but that’s unfortunate but having got by for well over half a century I’m sere a few months will make no difference, but do the operators need to go to the expense of fitting information screens etc to all the coaches that are probably going for scrap after. And as they will be phased in one for one it will take some time to complete, and hit and miss for a red or blue train turning up.

 

[43096]

I take your point, but that’s unfortunate but having got by for well over half a century I’m sere a few months will make no difference, but do the operators need to go to the expense of fitting information screens etc to all the coaches that are probably going for scrap after. And as they will be phased in one for one it will take some time to complete, and hit and miss for a red or blue train turning up.

Given that the cost of this is a significant 7-figure number, for a maximum of just 10 months use, I would seriously question that it is a worthwhile exercise. Has the all makings of another exercise in wasting taxpayers' money.