Neville Hill TMD

Neville Hill is a railway Train Maintenance Depot in Osmondthorpe, Leeds, England on the Leeds to Selby Line. The depot is situated 2 miles 14 chains (3.5 km) to the east of Leeds railway station on the north side of the line.[2][3][4][5]

Neville Hill TMD
Location
LocationLeeds, England
Coordinates53.7923°N 1.5051°W / 53.7923; -1.5051
OS gridSE325330
Characteristics
Owner(s)East Midlands Railway
Northern
Depot code(s)50B (1948–1960)[1]
55H (1960–1973)[1]
NL (1973–present)[1]
TypeDiesel, HST, DMU, EMU
History
Opened1904
OriginalNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER

The TOPS depot code is NL.

History
48343 Neville Hill 22 June 1968

In 1899 the locomotive shed at Holbeck was found not to have sufficient capacity for the number of locomotives using it, so an additional depot was constructed at Neville Hill[6] by the North Eastern Railway at a cost of £132,971, with the facility being extended in 1904.[6]

Sometime during the 1950s the four-roundhouse shed was reduced by half and given a new frontage.[7]

A DMU shed is believed to have been added in 1958 along with servicing facilities for diesels although main line locomotives such as class 45s were still being stabled outside the old brick-built steam shed in 1961.[8] D2000 series 0-6-0 diesel shunters were the first diesel locos allocated to Neville Hill, probably about that time; the quartet in 1961 comprised D2242-4/6.

At the formation of British Railways in 1948 the depot code was 50B, under York (50A). In 1959 it was transferred to the Leeds District under Holbeck (55A) and re-coded 55H. After 1973 the depot code became NL.[1]

A completely new set of buildings were opened in 1969 to cater for diesel locomotives, DMUs, and coaching stock. This included a new carriage cleaning plant, an 800 foot (244 m) inspection pit and a repair shed.[6] At this time the main use of the depot was for DMUs and carriages, but by 1980 Neville Hill was maintaining HSTs and Class 08 shunters.[5] The allocation at this time reflected the changes going on in British Rail with a move from loco-hauled coaching stock to fixed formation HSTs, so that the allocation of locomotives in 1977 was just 4 Class 08 shunters[9] while the larger locomotives were located on the south side of Leeds at Holbeck shed, but by 1985 all 9 of the shunters for the Leeds area were allocated to Neville Hill along with 55 HST power cars.[10]

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 08 shunters. Classes 101, 108, 110, 111, 141, 142, 144 and 150 DMUs and Class 254 HSTs were also allocated.[11]

The line from Leeds City station to Neville Hill depot was electrified in the early 1990s as a corollary to the East Coast Main Line electrification project.[12] The electrification was energised in March 1993.[13]

Current

The depot is operated by East Midlands Railway and Northern used for light and heavy maintenance, and train storage. CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway also use the site for train storage.[14] The site employs over 400 people (2009).[15]

Rolling stock in the modern era

As of 2011, East Midlands Trains had 24 Class 43s,[16] and 10 Mark 3 sets allocated to Neville Hill. Northern had Class 144, Class 153, Class 155, Class 321 and Class 333s allocated to Neville Hill.[17]

London North Eastern Railway carry out light maintenance and cleaning on their High Speed Train and InterCity 225 sets as well as CrossCountry High Speed Trains.

Neville Hill also has Class 08 diesel shunters owned by Maintrain Ltd., and Wabtec Rail Ltd.[17]

In 2012 East Midlands Train's facility at Neville Hill was used for the "Project Miller" restoration of a prototype Class 43 unit (Class 41) number 41001 to working condition.[18][19]

As of 2012 five Class 322s were allocated to Neville Hill,, after being transferred from Scotland in the second half of 2011.[20][21]

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References
  1. "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 July 2012.
  2. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 56
  3. Oakley, Michael. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Diesel Enthusiast's Pocket Guide. 2. Truro: D Bradford Barton. Table 31. ISBN 0 85153 403 1.
  4. Kilpatrick, R (1978). British Rail locoshed directory. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 28. ISBN 0 7110 0871 X.
  5. British Rail traction depot directory. The Railway Enthusiasts Society Limited. 1980. p. 46. ISBN 0 907183 02 6.
  6. "Neville Hill servicing depot opened". Railway World. Vol. 30 no. 351. Shepperton: Ian Allan. August 1969. p. 365.
  7. Richardson, Dave (September 2017). "On Shed". Rail Express. No. 256. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 20. ISSN 1362-234X.
  8. Kennedy, Rex (1980). Eastern Region. Diesels and electrics on shed. 2. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. Plate 125. ISBN 0 86093 036 X.
  9. British Railways locoshed book. Shepperton: Ian Allan. 1977. ISBN 0 7110 0752 7.
  10. Wood, Roger, ed. (1985). British Rail locoshed book. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 1542 2.
  11. Marsden 1987, p. 86
  12. Electrification of the East Coast Main Line: Project Completion Certificate, British Rail, 1 March 1992, section 1.b.ii, p.3; Appendix A, sheet 3, A.2.1.vi
  13. Electric Railway Society Journal, 38–39, p. 97
  14. Network Rail Route Specifications 2011 – London North Eastern (PDF), Network Rail, SRS H.06 Leeds-Colton Junction, p.165, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013, retrieved 18 January 2013
  15. NEVILLE HILL TRAIN DEPOT OPENS ITS DOORS, Northern Rail, 8 September 2009, retrieved 18 January 2013
  16. "Power Car Fleet List 4 December 2011" (PDF), www.125group.org.uk, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2013, retrieved 18 January 2013
  17. "Mainline fleet lists – Depot – NL – Neville Hill", Railway Scene, archived from the original on 17 December 2013, retrieved 19 July 2012
  18. Project Miller website blog, retrieved 18 January 2013
  19. Gwynne, Bob (17 July 2012), "The HST prototype project: strides forward", National Railway Museum blog, retrieved 18 January 2013
  20. "Northern to get Class 322 boost from December", www.railnews.co.uk, 13 April 2011
  21. "Class 322", www.scot-rail.co.uk, retrieved 17 December 2013

Sources
  • Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading
  • Dunn, Pip (5–18 November 1997). "Neville Hill in the lead!". RAIL. No. 317. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 20–24. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.

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