Inverness Drivers

[tiptoptaff]

Just a curiosity for the future sort of thing, anyone here know much about Inverness depot?

Routes signed? Traction? Working patterns etc

Thanks

 

[387star]

Must be Thurso and Wick plus west highland line

 

[tiptoptaff]

Must be Thurso and Wick plus west highland line

Long way to the West Highland line from Inverness....!

 

[Tubeboy]

Far North and Kyle lines. East to Aberdeen and as far South as Perth I think.

 

[tiptoptaff]

Far North and Kyle lines. East to Aberdeen and as far South as Perth I think.

Cheers. Any idea on traction?

 

[Tubeboy]

If employed by Scotrail, I’d say 158/170 and the shortened HSTs.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Far North and Kyle lines. East to Aberdeen and as far South as Perth I think.

That’s correct, plus obvs Inverness depot. 158/170/HST.
Mostly earlies I believe (as long as the timetable stays roughly the same)

 

[tiptoptaff]

That’s correct, plus obvs Inverness depot. 158/170/HST.
Mostly earlies I believe (as long as the timetable stays roughly the same)

Thanks for the info. Is it a popular depot?

 

[387star]

Long way to the West Highland line from Inverness....!

Oh meant highland mainline lol

 

[godfreycomplex]

Thanks for the info. Is it a popular depot?

I believe fairly but not insanely. They were looking for trainees not a million years ago, but previously folk have had to earn their keys elsewhere and wait for a while. Rail traffic only seems to be on the increase round there though, which can only be a good thing. GBRF & DRS are there as well if that’d be of interest

 

[tiptoptaff]

I believe fairly but not insanely. They were looking for trainees not a million years ago, but previously folk have had to earn their keys elsewhere and wait for a while. Rail traffic only seems to be on the increase round there though, which can only be a good thing. GBRF & DRS are there as well if that’d be of interest

Cheers. I'd do freight, in the long term. It's a few years away yet, at the very least. Is it considered a "rural" depot? I noticed on the ASLEF website the maximum turn lengths and 4day weeks had exceptions for rural depots.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Cheers. I'd do freight, in the long term. It's a few years away yet, at the very least. Is it considered a "rural" depot? I noticed on the ASLEF website the maximum turn lengths and 4day weeks had exceptions for rural depots.

I believe so. No idea on the weeks I’m afraid but the one Wick and back job they have comes in at close to 10 hours if it runs close time (which is obvs far from a given on a single line)