Nym
Established Member
I wasn't meaning all Heaton diagrams. Just the routes in the North East. Nor loosing all other units from that depot.27 units for 40+ unit diagrams? Bear in mind Heaton provides units for S&C/Leeds - Morecambe, Hull - York/Scarborough - Sheffield and Cumbrian coast services too. Not just North East services.
On paper North East would seem sensible but there are far more to Heaton diagrams than services radiating from Newcastle and Middlesbrough.
One allocating the 175s to Heaton would be on reasonable length routes for them to operate. With Hydrogen or Bi-Mode units covering other routes in the area not covered by the sprinters that remained.
Longsight is full.What about Longsight, as that has the added benefit of being an Alstom depot?