Driver Depots

[bluesfromagun]

For anyone interested in ScotRail (current) route and traction knowledge on the non-DOO side, its;

Queen St (80ish drivers in two links, one link does electrics and the other does HSTs) -
Queen St to Perth, Edinburgh (via Croy and also via Cumbernauld), Anniesland, Alloa, and Oban.
156, 158, 170, HST, and 385. Link dependent.

Stirling (sub depot of Queen St, 20ish drivers) -
Stirling to Dunblane / Alloa / Edinburgh / Queen St (via Croy and also Cumbernauld), Queen St to Anniesland.
Traction wise, I think they only work 385s now since they don't work North of Dunblane anymore.

Perth (120ish drivers in two links) -
Perth to Aberdeen / Inverness / Queen St (via Croy only now) / Edinburgh (via Ladybank and also via Stirling), Ladybank to Dundee, and the Fife Circle.
Traction wise, 158 / 170 / HST

Dundee (25ish drivers) -
Dundee to Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Perth, Ladybank to Perth, and the Fife Circle.
Traction wise, 158 / 170 / HST.

Aberdeen (70ish drivers) -
Aberdeen to Queen St (via Croy only) / Edinburgh (via Leuchars only) / Inverness / Fife circle.
Traction wise, 158 / 170 / HST.

Inverness (50ish drivers) -
Inverness to Perth / Aberdeen / Kyle of Lochalsh / Wick.
Traction wise, 158 / 170 / HST.

Edinburgh (160ish drivers in various links with varying routes and traction) -
Edinburgh to Dundee / Fife Circle / Perth (via Ladybank only) / Dunblane / Queen St (via Croy and also Cumbernauld) / Glasgow Central (via Shotts only) / Tweedbank / North Berwick and Dunbar.
Traction wise, class 158 / 170 / 380 / 385 / HST.

Tweedbank (no idea of numbers, sub depot of Edinburgh) -
Edinburgh to Tweedbank / North Berwick / Fife circle.
Traction wise, 158 / 170 / 380 / 385.

Stating the obvious, but Fort William and Mallaig go as far as Crianlarich, Oban go all the way to Queen St, and all only sign 156s. All are sub depots of Queen St.
Wick and Kyle go to Inverness and only sign 158s. Both are sub depots of Inverness.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Hi.
There isn't a traincrew depot at Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock is served by Ayr, Corkerhill, Shields, Stranraer, and Dumfries drivers.

Do Shields do diesel work now I take it?
(Thanks for the route knowledge stuff btw, much appreciated)

 

[Dgss1]

Because there aren’t drivers based there

How does that moving the trains to/from the depot work then?

 

[godfreycomplex]

How does that moving the trains to/from the depot work then?

At XC New Street and Leicester drivers sign Tyseley. WMT or whoever they are now I think it’s New Street, Snow Hill and maybe a couple more. Either work trains in and out or taxi/passenger to and from New Street or elsewhere.
Whilst in BR days it was quite common to have train crew based at maintenance depots they’re largely based at major stations now, I think the train crew depots based at maintenance locations rather than stations are in high single or low double figures, which in the grand scheme of things is quite low.

 

[craigybagel]

At XC New Street and Leicester drivers sign Tyseley. WMT or whoever they are now I think it’s New Street, Snow Hill and maybe a couple more. Either work trains in and out or taxi/passenger to and from New Street or elsewhere.
Whilst in BR days it was quite common to have train crew based at maintenance depots they’re largely based at major stations now, I think the train crew depots based at maintenance locations rather than stations are in high single or low double figures, which in the grand scheme of things is quite low.

I believe WMT Shrewsbury sign Tyseley but don't hold me to that.

As for drivers based at depots in general, many of them will have their own depot drivers who only move trains within the depot boundaries, but in most cases the trains are brought to and from the depot by mainline drivers based at a station that may or may not be nearby (at my TOC there are drivers booked to bring trains on and off a depot 140 miles away from their booking on point!).

Off the top of my head, Avanti at Polmadie in Glasgow, ScotRail at Shields and Yoker (also both in Glasgow) and South West at Northam in Southampton are the only places I can think of where passenger drivers are based at a depot rather then a station. Heathrow express drivers I think used to book on at Old Oak Common but with all the changes there both at the depot and the TOC itself I'm not sure if that is still the case. There may well be others but that's all I can think of.

On the freight you could argue it happens more as many freight yards also have maintenance facilities and are also driver depots.

 

[godfreycomplex]

I believe WMT Shrewsbury sign Tyseley but don't hold me to that.

As for drivers based at depots in general, many of them will have their own depot drivers who only move trains within the depot boundaries, but in most cases the trains are brought to and from the depot by mainline drivers based at a station that may or may not be nearby (at my TOC there are drivers booked to bring trains on and off a depot 140 miles away from their booking on point!).

Off the top of my head, Avanti at Polmadie in Glasgow, ScotRail at Shields and Yoker (also both in Glasgow) and South West at Northam in Southampton are the only places I can think of where passenger drivers are based at a depot rather then a station. Heathrow express drivers I think used to book on at Old Oak Common but with all the changes there both at the depot and the TOC itself I'm not sure if that is still the case. There may well be others but that's all I can think of.

On the freight you could argue it happens more as many freight yards also have maintenance facilities and are also driver depots.

On the freight is indeed quite common
Add to that Corkerhill Scotrail, Wimbledon Park & Strawberry Hill SWR (those two even more unusual because guards book on at the depot as well) & East Ham C2C. Not sure about HEx but MTR certainly book on at Old Oak.

 

[JN114]

HEX drivers are complicated - they are strictly based at Paddington, but can book on at Paddington, Old Oak or Heathrow as their diagram dictates.

Ordinarily diagrams that start at Old Oak will have a taxi back to Old Oak bolted on the end, and likewise diagrams that book off at Old Oak (eg after taking last empties on) will have booked on at Old Oak with first bit of work as Taxi to Paddington then... But if it suits the drivers these taxis can be fiddled with and swapped around, hence it becomes a bit of a minefield!

 

[DA1]

At XC New Street and Leicester drivers sign Tyseley. WMT or whoever they are now I think it’s New Street, Snow Hill and maybe a couple more. Either work trains in and out or taxi/passenger to and from New Street or elsewhere.
Whilst in BR days it was quite common to have train crew based at maintenance depots they’re largely based at major stations now, I think the train crew depots based at maintenance locations rather than stations are in high single or low double figures, which in the grand scheme of things is quite low.

Is this also the same with Clapham Yard sidings for Waterloo based drivers? So presumably for the really early turns they get a taxi from WAT?

 

[Val3ntine]

On the freight is indeed quite common
Add to that Corkerhill Scotrail, Wimbledon Park & Strawberry Hill SWR (those two even more unusual because guards book on at the depot as well) & East Ham C2C. Not sure about HEx but MTR certainly book on at Old Oak.

Add Northam depot too for SWR drivers

 

[bluesfromagun]

Do Shields do diesel work now I take it?
(Thanks for the route knowledge stuff btw, much appreciated)

Shields do 156's, East Kilbride and Kilmarnock being the only two routes they'll do with them other than ECS to and from Central and Corkerhill. I don't actually know why they do diesels, I can only assume it's to do with things going for TPM? Or maybe they just didn't have enough work?

 

[Bovverboy]

Kilmarnock is served by Ayr, Corkerhill, Shields, Stranraer, and Dumfries drivers.

As none of those places feature in the Scotrail 'non-DOO' list, can I take it that they are all DOO depots? Are there any others?

 

[craigybagel]

As none of those places feature in the Scotrail 'non-DOO' list, can I take it that they are all DOO depots? Are there any others?

No trains to Kilmarnock are DOO, as they are all booked for 156s which always need a guard onboard.
Dumfries and Stranraer definitely have guards depots as well, and I think there's one at Glasgow Central for the DMU work at that end.

 

[387star]

I believe WMT Shrewsbury sign Tyseley but don't hold me to that.

As for drivers based at depots in general, many of them will have their own depot drivers who only move trains within the depot boundaries, but in most cases the trains are brought to and from the depot by mainline drivers based at a station that may or may not be nearby (at my TOC there are drivers booked to bring trains on and off a depot 140 miles away from their booking on point!).

Off the top of my head, Avanti at Polmadie in Glasgow, ScotRail at Shields and Yoker (also both in Glasgow) and South West at Northam in Southampton are the only places I can think of where passenger drivers are based at a depot rather then a station. Heathrow express drivers I think used to book on at Old Oak Common but with all the changes there both at the depot and the TOC itself I'm not sure if that is still the case. There may well be others but that's all I can think of.

On the freight you could argue it happens more as many freight yards also have maintenance facilities and are also driver depots.

Three Bridges thameslink book on at the main depot building with walking time to the station although therrs now a platform mess room

The three bridges mess room despite being new was too small when it opened to accommodate enough drivers. Surprised it got signed off by the union. It has recently been extended and is shared with depot drivers.

 

[Matt3659]

Good afternoon.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the location of any Driver Depots in Cumbria please.
I am aware of Barrow, Workington and Carlisle operated by Northern.

Are they’re any others in Cumbria I’ve missed?
Does Avanti West Coast have a Depot in Carlisle?

Also if there is any Drivers on here, how difficult is it to transfer into one of those Depots as a qualified Driver?

Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Good afternoon.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the location of any Driver Depots in Cumbria please.
I am aware of Barrow, Workington and Carlisle operated by Northern.

Are they’re any others in Cumbria I’ve missed?
Does Avanti West Coast have a Depot in Carlisle?

Also if there is any Drivers on here, how difficult is it to transfer into one of those Depots as a qualified Driver?

Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.

Avanti and TPE do not have train crew depots in Cumbria.
Freight liner Heavy Haul, DB Cargo, DRS and maybe Colas and GB have drivers based in Carlisle. Most of the Northern depots have taken on a lot of trainees lately, but this is as broad as it is long because trainees can transfer after passing out etc and also fail courses and what have you.

 

[dan4291]

DRS also has a depot at Sellafield.

 

[Matt3659]

Avanti and TPE do not have train crew depots in Cumbria.
Freight liner Heavy Haul, DB Cargo, DRS and maybe Colas and GB have drivers based in Carlisle. Most of the Northern depots have taken on a lot of trainees lately, but this is as broad as it is long because trainees can transfer after passing out etc and also fail courses and what have you.

Thank you for the info

 

[Matt3659]

DRS also has a depot at Sellafield.

Thank you

 

[paulravuslante]

Plumstead depot live as of January 2020 for MTR Lizards. Not sure if that means the end of Abbey Wood or not yet...

Abbey Wood and Plumstead still in operation.

 

[mwest123]

I don't think there is an up-to-date comprehensive list; so I'm going to quite simply spew out all the ones I know; and if anyone has any additions/corrections; please feel free to add them; for drivers and guards (If a new depot is planned; I won't add it on here until it's confirmed as definitely opening)
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Train Operating Companies - Drivers
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South Western Railway - Waterloo; Wimbledon; Strawberry Hill; Staines; Woking; Guildford; Farnham; Fratton; Basingstoke; Salisbury; Northam; Bournemouth; Weymouth; Yeovil Junction (soon); Ryde St John’s Road
Southern - Victoria; London Bridge; Norwood; Selhurst; Caterham; Epsom; Redhill; Horsham; Three Bridges; Brighton; Eastbourne; Barnham.
Southeastern - Victoria; Grove Park; Orpington; Slade Green; Dartford; Charing Cross; Tonbridge; Hastings; Ashford; Faversham; Dover; Ramsgate; Gillingham
c2c - East Ham; Shoeburyness
Greater Anglia - Liverpool Street; Bishops Stortford; Cambridge; Ilford; Southend; Colchester; Ipswich; Norwich; Clacton
London Overground - Chingford; Willesden Junction; Watford Junction; Euston; New Cross Gate
MTR Lizard Line - Ilford; Gidea Park; Shenfield; Old Oak Common; Plumstead; Maidenhead
Thameslink - Bedford; Brighton; Three Bridges; Horsham; Orpington; Gillingham; Cricklewood; Ashford; St Albans & Luton. There’s also Peterborough & Cambridge; which are mixed Thameslink and Great Northern depots
Great Northern - Kings Cross; Hornsey; Welwyn; Hitchin; Kings Lynn. See note above about Peterborough and Cambridge
Chiltern - Marylebone; Aylesbury; Banbury; Birmingham Moor Street; Stourbridge Junction
GWR - Paddington; Reading; Oxford; Westbury; Exeter St Davids; Plymouth; Par; Penzance; Gloucester; Bristol Temple Meads; Bristol Parkway; Swindon; Fratton; Swansea; Swindon; Worcester Shrub Hill
TfW - Cardiff Central (Mainline/Valleys); Carmarthen; Treherbert; Rhymney; Shrewsbury; Crewe; Chester; Llandudno Junction; Holyhead; Machynlleth; Pwllheli
West Midlands Trains - Bletchley; Northampton; Coventry; New Street; Wolverhampton; Shrewsbury; Crewe; Leamington Spa; Birmingham Snow Hill; Worcester Shrub Hill
Cross Country - Bournemouth; Plymouth; Bristol Temple Meads; Birmingham New Street; Leicester; Derby; Cambridge; Manchester Piccadilly; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh
Avanti West Coast - Euston; Wolverhampton; Manchester Piccadilly; Liverpool Lime Street; Preston; Polmadie; Edinburgh
LNER - Kings Cross; Doncaster; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh
East Midlands Railway - St Pancras; Derby; Nottingham; Lincoln; Boston; Norwich; Kettering (soon)
Merseyrail - Kirkdale; Birkenhead Central; Southport
TPE - Manchester Piccadilly; Preston; York; Scarborough; Newcastle; Lime Street; Sheffield; Cleethorpes; Hull; Glasgow Central
Northern - Lime Street; Wigan Wallgate; Blackpool North; Barrow; Workington; Carlisle; Buxton; Manchester Piccadilly; Manchester Victoria; Blackburn; Huddersfield; Harrogate; Leeds; Sheffield; Doncaster; York; Hull; Darlington; Newcastle; Skipton
Scotrail - Oban; Mallaig; Stranraer; Dumfries; Ayr; Gourock; Glasgow Central; Glasgow Queen Street; Shields; Corkerhill; Yoker; Helensburgh; Motherwell; Airdrie; Bathgate; Stirling; Edinburgh; Tweedbank; Perth; Dundee; Aberdeen; Inverness; Kyle of Lochalsh; Wick; Fort William
Gatwick Express - Victoria
Eurostar - St Pancras
Eurotunnel - Cheriton
Hull Trains - Hull
Grand Central - Bradford; Sunderland, Blackpool North (soon)
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Freight Operating Companies - Drivers
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DB Cargo - Operates under a "Hub" system where work can start and finish at various locations. I'll give the main locations around which the hub centres. West Midlands (Bescot/Saltley); Oxfordshire (Didcot); Wiltshire (Westbury); Scotland (Mossend/Millerhill); South Wales (Newport ADJ/Margam); East Midlands (Toton/Leicester); North West (Warrington and some places on Merseyside); Yorkshire (Knottingley?); North East (Tyne Yard/Tees Yard); West London (Acton); East London (Stratford); North London (Wembley); Kent (Hither Green; perhaps Dollands Moor as well but may come under different hub) Hampshire (Eastleigh); probably a great many more
Freightliner Intermodal - Eastleigh; Tilbury Town; Ipswich; Lawley Street (Birmingham); Basford Hall (Crewe); Leeds FLT; Bristol FLT; Mossend; Doncaster
Freightliner Heavy Haul - Eastleigh; Thamesport (Grain); Peterborough; Tilbury Town; Basford Hall (Crewe); Guide Bridge; Hope (Earles Sidings); Carlisle; Wentloog; Taunton; Bedford; Reading; Whatley various others...
Direct Rail Services - Inverness; Grangemouth; Motherwell; Carlisle; Sellafield; York; Crewe; Rugby; Stowmarket; Willesden.
GBRF - Inverness; Polmadie; Craigentinny; Fort William; Willesden; Crewe; Wavertree; Southampton; Tonbridge; Hoo Junction; Motherwell; Bristol; Peterborough; Bardon Hill; Tyne Yard; Wellingborough; a good number of others
Colas - mostly mobile and home based but work centres around Dunbar; Eastleigh; Birmingham; Finsbury Park and a good few more.
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Guards
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All-DOO operators - c2c; London Overground; Crossrail; Thameslink; Great Northern; Heathrow & Gatwick Express
South Western Railway -
Non-commercial Guards only - Wimbledon & Strawberry Hill
Commercial guards only - Salisbury; Yeovil Junction (soon); Ryde St John’s Road; Fratton; Bournemouth; Weymouth; Basingstoke & Farnham
Both grades - Waterloo; Woking; Guildford & Staines
Southern - guards Selhurst; Eastbourne; Brighton & Barnham. OBSs Victoria; East Croydon; Horsham; Brighton; Barnham & Eastbourne
Southeastern - all drivers’ depots minus Victoria; Charing Cross; Grove Park; Orpington; Slade Green & Dartford
Greater Anglia - Liverpool Street; Wickford; Colchester; Clacton; Ipswich; Norwich
Chiltern - Aylesbury (guard trained RPIs); Banbury; Birmingham Moor Street; Stourbridge Junction
GWR -
Conductors only at Par; Gloucester; Redhill; Westbury; Weymouth & Fratton
Train Managers only at Paddington; Swansea; Cardiff Central; Swindon; Worcester & Plymouth
Both grades at Reading; Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids & Penzance
TfW - all drivers’ depots
West Midlands Trains - all drivers’ depots; plus Watford & Stourbridge junctions
Cross Country
Senior conductors only at Leicester & Cambridge
Train Managers only at Plymouth; Bournemouth; Reading; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh; Manchester Piccadilly
Both grades at Bristol Temple Meads & Birmingham New Street
Avanti West Coast - all drivers’ depots (TMs sign on at Glasgow Central vice Polmadie); plus Holyhead
LNER - all drivers’ depots; plus Aberdeen
East Midlands Railway -
Senior Conductors only at Lincoln; Boston & Norwich
Train Managers only at St Pancras & Sheffield
Both grades at Derby & Nottingham
Merseyrail - all drivers’ depots
TPE - all drivers’ depots; plus Manchester Airport
Northern - all drivers’ depots; minus Darlington; plus Middlesborough
Scotrail - all drivers’ depots; minus Gourock; Airdrie; Bathgate; Motherwell; Shields; Corkerhill; Yoker & Helensburgh
Eurostar - St Pancras. There’s also some continental crew bases (Brussels; Lille, Paris & Amsterdam) but a simple transfer between depots isn’t possible, one has to apply as an external
Grand Central - all drivers’ depots
Hull Trains - Hull
Caledonian Sleeper - London Euston; Edinburgh Waverley; Dalmuir
Last update - 16:21 30/12/19 - added GWR Bristol Parkway and a few other bits

Brilliant list! I think Gatwick Express has On Board Supervisors based at Gatwick but the code on their diagrams is for Three Bridges! If there are any OBSs on here, is this the case?

 

[mwest123]

I don't think there is an up-to-date comprehensive list; so I'm going to quite simply spew out all the ones I know; and if anyone has any additions/corrections; please feel free to add them; for drivers and guards (If a new depot is planned; I won't add it on here until it's confirmed as definitely opening)
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Train Operating Companies - Drivers
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South Western Railway - Waterloo; Wimbledon; Strawberry Hill; Staines; Woking; Guildford; Farnham; Fratton; Basingstoke; Salisbury; Northam; Bournemouth; Weymouth; Yeovil Junction (soon); Ryde St John’s Road
Southern - Victoria; London Bridge; Norwood; Selhurst; Caterham; Epsom; Redhill; Horsham; Three Bridges; Brighton; Eastbourne; Barnham.
Southeastern - Victoria; Grove Park; Orpington; Slade Green; Dartford; Charing Cross; Tonbridge; Hastings; Ashford; Faversham; Dover; Ramsgate; Gillingham
c2c - East Ham; Shoeburyness
Greater Anglia - Liverpool Street; Bishops Stortford; Cambridge; Ilford; Southend; Colchester; Ipswich; Norwich; Clacton
London Overground - Chingford; Willesden Junction; Watford Junction; Euston; New Cross Gate
MTR Lizard Line - Ilford; Gidea Park; Shenfield; Old Oak Common; Plumstead; Maidenhead
Thameslink - Bedford; Brighton; Three Bridges; Horsham; Orpington; Gillingham; Cricklewood; Ashford; St Albans & Luton. There’s also Peterborough & Cambridge; which are mixed Thameslink and Great Northern depots
Great Northern - Kings Cross; Hornsey; Welwyn; Hitchin; Kings Lynn. See note above about Peterborough and Cambridge
Chiltern - Marylebone; Aylesbury; Banbury; Birmingham Moor Street; Stourbridge Junction
GWR - Paddington; Reading; Oxford; Westbury; Exeter St Davids; Plymouth; Par; Penzance; Gloucester; Bristol Temple Meads; Bristol Parkway; Swindon; Fratton; Swansea; Swindon; Worcester Shrub Hill
TfW - Cardiff Central (Mainline/Valleys); Carmarthen; Treherbert; Rhymney; Shrewsbury; Crewe; Chester; Llandudno Junction; Holyhead; Machynlleth; Pwllheli
West Midlands Trains - Bletchley; Northampton; Coventry; New Street; Wolverhampton; Shrewsbury; Crewe; Leamington Spa; Birmingham Snow Hill; Worcester Shrub Hill
Cross Country - Bournemouth; Plymouth; Bristol Temple Meads; Birmingham New Street; Leicester; Derby; Cambridge; Manchester Piccadilly; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh
Avanti West Coast - Euston; Wolverhampton; Manchester Piccadilly; Liverpool Lime Street; Preston; Polmadie; Edinburgh
LNER - Kings Cross; Doncaster; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh
East Midlands Railway - St Pancras; Derby; Nottingham; Lincoln; Boston; Norwich; Kettering (soon)
Merseyrail - Kirkdale; Birkenhead Central; Southport
TPE - Manchester Piccadilly; Preston; York; Scarborough; Newcastle; Lime Street; Sheffield; Cleethorpes; Hull; Glasgow Central
Northern - Lime Street; Wigan Wallgate; Blackpool North; Barrow; Workington; Carlisle; Buxton; Manchester Piccadilly; Manchester Victoria; Blackburn; Huddersfield; Harrogate; Leeds; Sheffield; Doncaster; York; Hull; Darlington; Newcastle; Skipton
Scotrail - Oban; Mallaig; Stranraer; Dumfries; Ayr; Gourock; Glasgow Central; Glasgow Queen Street; Shields; Corkerhill; Yoker; Helensburgh; Motherwell; Airdrie; Bathgate; Stirling; Edinburgh; Tweedbank; Perth; Dundee; Aberdeen; Inverness; Kyle of Lochalsh; Wick; Fort William
Gatwick Express - Victoria
Eurostar - St Pancras
Eurotunnel - Cheriton
Hull Trains - Hull
Grand Central - Bradford; Sunderland, Blackpool North (soon)
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DB Cargo - Operates under a "Hub" system where work can start and finish at various locations. I'll give the main locations around which the hub centres. West Midlands (Bescot/Saltley); Oxfordshire (Didcot); Wiltshire (Westbury); Scotland (Mossend/Millerhill); South Wales (Newport ADJ/Margam); East Midlands (Toton/Leicester); North West (Warrington and some places on Merseyside); Yorkshire (Knottingley?); North East (Tyne Yard/Tees Yard); West London (Acton); East London (Stratford); North London (Wembley); Kent (Hither Green; perhaps Dollands Moor as well but may come under different hub) Hampshire (Eastleigh); probably a great many more
Freightliner Intermodal - Eastleigh; Tilbury Town; Ipswich; Lawley Street (Birmingham); Basford Hall (Crewe); Leeds FLT; Bristol FLT; Mossend; Doncaster
Freightliner Heavy Haul - Eastleigh; Thamesport (Grain); Peterborough; Tilbury Town; Basford Hall (Crewe); Guide Bridge; Hope (Earles Sidings); Carlisle; Wentloog; Taunton; Bedford; Reading; Whatley various others...
Direct Rail Services - Inverness; Grangemouth; Motherwell; Carlisle; Sellafield; York; Crewe; Rugby; Stowmarket; Willesden.
GBRF - Inverness; Polmadie; Craigentinny; Fort William; Willesden; Crewe; Wavertree; Southampton; Tonbridge; Hoo Junction; Motherwell; Bristol; Peterborough; Bardon Hill; Tyne Yard; Wellingborough; a good number of others
Colas - mostly mobile and home based but work centres around Dunbar; Eastleigh; Birmingham; Finsbury Park and a good few more.
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Guards
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All-DOO operators - c2c; London Overground; Crossrail; Thameslink; Great Northern; Heathrow & Gatwick Express
South Western Railway -
Non-commercial Guards only - Wimbledon & Strawberry Hill
Commercial guards only - Salisbury; Yeovil Junction (soon); Ryde St John’s Road; Fratton; Bournemouth; Weymouth; Basingstoke & Farnham
Both grades - Waterloo; Woking; Guildford & Staines
Southern - guards Selhurst; Eastbourne; Brighton & Barnham. OBSs Victoria; East Croydon; Horsham; Brighton; Barnham & Eastbourne
Southeastern - all drivers’ depots minus Victoria; Charing Cross; Grove Park; Orpington; Slade Green & Dartford
Greater Anglia - Liverpool Street; Wickford; Colchester; Clacton; Ipswich; Norwich
Chiltern - Aylesbury (guard trained RPIs); Banbury; Birmingham Moor Street; Stourbridge Junction
GWR -
Conductors only at Par; Gloucester; Redhill; Westbury; Weymouth & Fratton
Train Managers only at Paddington; Swansea; Cardiff Central; Swindon; Worcester & Plymouth
Both grades at Reading; Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids & Penzance
TfW - all drivers’ depots
West Midlands Trains - all drivers’ depots; plus Watford & Stourbridge junctions
Cross Country
Senior conductors only at Leicester & Cambridge
Train Managers only at Plymouth; Bournemouth; Reading; Leeds; Newcastle; Edinburgh; Manchester Piccadilly
Both grades at Bristol Temple Meads & Birmingham New Street
Avanti West Coast - all drivers’ depots (TMs sign on at Glasgow Central vice Polmadie); plus Holyhead
LNER - all drivers’ depots; plus Aberdeen
East Midlands Railway -
Senior Conductors only at Lincoln; Boston & Norwich
Train Managers only at St Pancras & Sheffield
Both grades at Derby & Nottingham
Merseyrail - all drivers’ depots
TPE - all drivers’ depots; plus Manchester Airport
Northern - all drivers’ depots; minus Darlington; plus Middlesborough
Scotrail - all drivers’ depots; minus Gourock; Airdrie; Bathgate; Motherwell; Shields; Corkerhill; Yoker & Helensburgh
Eurostar - St Pancras. There’s also some continental crew bases (Brussels; Lille, Paris & Amsterdam) but a simple transfer between depots isn’t possible, one has to apply as an external
Grand Central - all drivers’ depots
Hull Trains - Hull
Caledonian Sleeper - London Euston; Edinburgh Waverley; Dalmuir
Last update - 16:21 30/12/19 - added GWR Bristol Parkway and a few other bits

Also some Brighton drivers work the GX but I don't think it counts as a GX depot as they are sometimes covered by Southern drivers.

 

[Galvanize]

Also some Brighton drivers work the GX but I don't think it counts as a GX depot as they are sometimes covered by Southern drivers.

Selhurst Link 1 sign 387s, so quite often they get asked to cover Gatwick Express duties as they sign all the way to Brighton.

 

[L.M_DannyC]

Hi all, always been a bit of a lurker on here but always seems like there is great advice so thought I'd ask a quick question.

I'm currently a qualified driver of 4 years with WMT but due to a new relationship potentially looking to move down south. I noticed on the SWR website there's vacancies for qualified drivers at Working depot which would be ideal but can't seem to find out much about it, is it relatively new? Anyone with some info about what it's like there? Routes and traction signed, shift patterns etc? It also mentions about £52k basic plus regional allowances and attendance bonuses, if anyone could explain them too that would be great.

Thanks!

 

[godfreycomplex]

Hi all, always been a bit of a lurker on here but always seems like there is great advice so thought I'd ask a quick question.

I'm currently a qualified driver of 4 years with WMT but due to a new relationship potentially looking to move down south. I noticed on the SWR website there's vacancies for qualified drivers at Working depot which would be ideal but can't seem to find out much about it, is it relatively new? Anyone with some info about what it's like there? Routes and traction signed, shift patterns etc? It also mentions about £52k basic plus regional allowances and attendance bonuses, if anyone could explain them too that would be great.

Thanks!

Woking train crew depot has been there in one form or another since I was but a glint in the milkman’s eye
At the moment I believe they sign Waterloo - Alton both ways (Woking & Ascot, including via Hounslow), Hampton Court, Byfleet Junction/Weybridge - Virginia Water, Pirbright Junction - Basingrad, Raynes Park - Guildford via Epsom & Cobham, Leatherhead - Dorking, Guildford - Aldersh*t & Woking - Portsmouth Harbour. Possibly Chessington South and Kingston loop as well
444/450/455/456/458/707 (although the last 4 will soon become 701 obvs)
Link 1 do MPV work as well and sign various bits and pieces connected with that

 

[Mojo]

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[godfreycomplex]

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Thanks. There are probably not going to be too many purely by the nature of the beast, but it’d be great if it could stay open, because I’m told it’s very helpful when they are put up.
Also sorry to get on but it was a sticky thread before and doesn’t seem to be so any more?

 

[Mojo]

Thanks. There are probably not going to be too many purely by the nature of the beast, but it’d be great if it could stay open, because I’m told it’s very helpful when they are put up.
Also sorry to get on but it was a sticky thread before and doesn’t seem to be so any more?

Sorry but isn’t possible to leave it open, as we lock such threads that aren’t posted in for such a long period as this one.

Not sure that it’s worth leaving as sticky however can if it’s deemed appropriate.