There has been an opening of a new £46.5 million depot in Huddersfield, supplying Northern with state-of-the-art maintenance capacity and supporting the Transpennine Route Upgrade in providing more reliable and future-proofed passenger rail services for the people of Northern England.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Depot opens in Huddersfield as key milestone project
Photo: Northern

Northern investment in new depot facilities

Northern converted the old Hillhouse Sidings as part of the new maintenance facility into an 24-hour-a-day maintenance facility. Engineers will attention turn to diesel servicing first before going electric and bi-mode compatible.

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It will hold 24 carriages at full capacity, all overnight work being programmed to prevent disruption of service. Rob Warnes, strategic development director for Northern, described the project as long-term planning and significant spending on resilience in operation.

Depot role in Transpennine Route Upgrade

Transpennine Route Upgrade spans 76 miles from Manchester through Huddersfield, Leeds, to York. Its largest symbol was the depot, facilitating maintenance in alignment with the future electrification as well as expansion in the new service.

Paul Sumner, senior sponsor of the TRU, stressed the point that the depot was future-proofed for electric as well as bi-mode trains. He stressed its significance in creating the greener, faster, and more trustworthy railway network of the future.

Huddersfield station too is being refurbished. Three long platforms have been reopened, and the fourth will be finished by 2027. Longer coaches and increased seating capacity will enhance comfort levels, and new age infrastructure will accommodate increasing frequencies.

Passengers are encouraged to monitor official travel updates as the upgrade continues. With the depot now operational, Northern can deliver stronger service reliability while preparing for future modernization.

Source: railuk.com

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What was the purpose of the new depot in Huddersfield?

The depot includes up-to-date facilities for maintaining the trains, providing for robust services, and facilitating the Transpennine Route Upgrade for electric and bi-mode use.

Where does the depot sit in the Transpennine Route Upgrade?

It has a key role to provide the trains in top-notch shape so the wider refurbishment can provide speedier and cleaner rail links.

Can the passenger benefit now from the new depot?

Indeed, Northern staff hold maintenance on the site so the services will be run more smoothly and reliably, although wider modernization projects endure.

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