Newton Heath TMD

Newton Heath TMD
Location
Location Manchester, England
Coordinates 53°30′16″N 2°11′18″W / 53.5044°N 2.1884°W / 53.5044; -2.1884Coordinates: 53°30′16″N 2°11′18″W / 53.5044°N 2.1884°W / 53.5044; -2.1884
OS grid SD875009
Characteristics
Owner(s) Northern
Depot code(s) NH (1973-)[1]
Type DMU, Diesel
Roads 4 through, 3 other[2]
History
Opened 1876[3]
Original L&YR[4]
Pre-grouping LNWR[5]
Post-grouping LMS[4]
BR region London Midland Region
Former depot code(s)
  • 1 (1876-1930)[4]
  • C1 (1930-1935)[4]
  • 26A (1935-1963)[4]
  • 9D (1963-1973)[1]

Newton Heath TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Newton Heath, Manchester, England. The depot is situated at the junction of the Calder Valley Line and the former Oldham Loop Line, and is 2 14 mi (3.6 km) east of Manchester Victoria station.[6]

The depot code is NH.

History

In 1987, the depot's allocation of rolling stock included Classes 101, 104, 108, 142 and 150/2 DMUs.[7] Although, Classes 08, 31, 45 and 47 could also usually be seen at the depot.[8] By 1994, the depot's allocation included Classes 142, 150/1, 150/2, 153 and 156.[9]

Services

The services to and from Newton Heath TMD (ECS movements) are to many locations, which include Hazel Grove,[10] Chester, Manchester Victoria, Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Wigan Wallgate (and carriage sidings), Southport, Preston (and carriage sidings), Rose Hill Marple, Huddersfield, Stalybridge, Stockport (and carriage depot), Blackburn, Blackpool North, Bolton, Rochdale, Holbeck Loco Sidings, Heaton T&RSMD, Allerton Depot, Doncaster West Yard, Doncaster Works Wagon Shops, Salford Crescent, Wigan North Western, Todmorden, Burnley Manchester Road and itself.

List of Northern services from the depot
Destination Details Ref
Hazel Grove Starts here at 06:34 (Monday to Friday), 06:09 (Saturdays only), 23:23 (Sundays only)and run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. [10]
Chester Starts here at 04:32 (Monday to Friday) and 04:29 (Saturdays only), run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter, sometimes coupled with a Class 142 Pacer (it is run by Class 150/156 Sprinters only on Saturdays). Terminates here at 02:03 (Fridays only, run by a Class 142 Pacer, rarely coupled with a 150/156 Sprinter) and terminates here at 00:40 on Sunday (via Greenbank and Northwich etc.) run by either a Class 150/156 Sprinter or a Class 142 Pacer (not confirmed). There used to be a service that started at 20:35 from Chester (Monday to Thursday) that terminated at Newton Heath TMD, which was usually run by a Class 142 Pacer, but the service was shortened to Manchester Victoria. [10]
Manchester Victoria Many, most run by Class 150/156 Sprinters and Class 158 Express Sprinters. Early morning and late night services are run by Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Manchester Piccadilly Runs throughout the day, services are run by Class 150/156 Sprinters and Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Manchester Oxford Road Runs throughout the day, run by Class 142 Pacers and Class 150/156 Sprinters. [10]
Manchester Airport Terminates here at 01:10 on Sunday, run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. [10]
Liverpool Lime Street Terminates here at 22:01,(Saturdays only) usually run by a Class 142 Pacer/Pacers, sometimes coupled with/run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. [10]
Wigan Wallgate Starts here at 09:20 on Sunday, run by a Class 142 Pacer. Wigan Wallgate Up CS terminates here at 22:36 and the service is run by a Class 142 Pacer. [10]
Southport Starts here at 05:02 (Monday to Friday) and 05:06 (Saturdays only), run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. [10]
Preston Starts here at 04:15 (Monday to Friday), run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. Preston CS service terminates here at different times from 01:42 to 01:48 (usually runs at 01:48, runs from Monday to Saturday), run by a Class 142 Pacer. [10]
Rose Hill Marple Starts here at 05:14, (Monday to Friday) run by a Class 142 Pacer. [10]
Huddersfield Starts here at 05:24 and terminates here at 00:26–00:45,(various times throughout the week and Monday to Friday) run by a Class 142 Pacer. [10]
Stalybridge Starts here at 06:10 on Monday and 05:52 on Saturdays, run by Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Stockport Terminates here at 09:51 and starts here at 16:15 (Monday to Friday), run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. Stockport CMD services run on Sundays only and are run by Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Bolton Terminates here at 20:17 (Saturdays only), run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. [10]
Rochdale Terminates here at 00:15 (Saturdays only), run by a Class 150/156 Sprinter. [10]
Holbeck Loco Sidings Runs as required. Terminates here at 08:31 and starts here at 10:06 (Saturdays only), run by Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Newton Heath TMD Runs many times from Monday to Friday. Run by Class 142 Pacers. [10]
Blackburn Rare STP services. Run by Class 142 Pacers, Class 150/156 Sprinters and Class 158 Express Sprinters. [11]
Blackpool North Rare STP services. Run by Class 142 Pacers and Class 150/156 Sprinters. [12]
Heaton T&RSMD Rare STP services. Run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. [13]
Allerton Depot Rare STP services (has run 15 known times in 2016). Run by a Class 142 Pacer 12 times and a Class 150 once. The other two train workings are unknown. [14]
Doncaster West Yard Rare STP services. Run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. [15]
Doncaster Works Wagon Shops Rare STP services. Run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. [16]
Salford Crescent Rare STP services. Run by Class 142 Pacers. [17]
Wigan North Western Rare STP services. Run by Class 142 Pacers. [18]
Todmorden Rare STP services. Run by Class 150/156 Sprinters. [19]
Burnley Manchester Road Rare STP services. Run by Class 142 Pacers. [20]

References

  1. 1 2 "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. First North Western 2001, p. 32
  3. "Case Study: Northern Rail/Newton Heath Depot". Mechan. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 First North Western 2001, p. 7
  5. First North Western 2001, p. 6
  6. Marsden 1987, pp. 84–85
  7. Fox 1987, pp. 16, 25, 28–30, 41, 43
  8. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 57–58
  9. Fox & Hughes 1994, pp. 16, 25, 28–29, 31–34
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Working Timetable, Sunday 15 May 2016 to Saturday 10 December 2016, Section CL05, Ashburys to Brewery Jn" (PDF). Network Rail. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  11. "Realtime Trains 5th June 2016 Blackburn to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  12. "Realtime Trains 16th September 2016 Blackpool North to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  13. "Realtime Trains 4th June 2016 Newton Heath T.M.D to Heaton T&RSMD". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  14. "Realtime Trains 4th June 2016 Newton Heath T.M.D to Allerton Depot". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  15. "Realtime Trains 29th October 2016 Doncaster West Yard to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  16. "Realtime Trains 29th October 2016 Doncaster Works Wagon Shops to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  17. "Realtime Trains 1st November 2016 Salford Crescent to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. "6th November 2016 Wigan North Western to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  19. "12th November 2016 Todmorden to Newton Heath T.M.D". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  20. "26th November 2016 Newton Heath T.M.D to Burnley Manchester Road". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

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