I see that, according to NR's press release (see post #1 of this thread) the reinvigorated Springs Branch site is going to stable and maintain 24 EMUs and 8 DMUs, and these figures have been reiterated ad infinitum ever since. Yet enthusiast sources have been pretty insistent that Springs Branch will be purely a stabling point, and that all serious maintenance of EMUs will continue to be done at Allerton. If NR are going to keep the maintenance building for their own use, then I can't see that there will be much scope for DMU/EMU maintenance anyway. So what, exactly, is meant by 'maintenance', does anyone know?
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Another thing I find hard to explain is the figure of 24 EMUs being stabled, or maintained, or whatever. That's far more than reside at Allerton overnight now. There's no extra electrification planned, so where are the 24 EMUs going to operate?
https://www.networkrailmediacentre....s-provides-jobs-boost-for-greater-manchester#
Another thing I find hard to explain is the figure of 24 EMUs being stabled, or maintained, or whatever. That's far more than reside at Allerton overnight now. There's no extra electrification planned, so where are the 24 EMUs going to operate?
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