CrossCountry HST heavy maintenance to transfer to Laira, Plymouth?

JayMac

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CrossCountry HST heavy maintenance to transfer to Laira, Plymouth?

« on: April 13, 2018, 19:03:25 »

I'm hearing on the jungle drums (well, Facebook) that Laira Traction Maintenance Depot in Plymouth has won the contract to maintain CrossCountry's fleet of HSTs^▸ . Transferring said maintenance from Edinburgh Craigentinny and Leeds Neville Hill.

Can anyone confirm?


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paul7575

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Re: CrossCountry HST heavy maintenance to transfer to Laira, Plymouth?

« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2018, 22:19:11 »

It’s come up in other places within the last couple of months. It’ll mean significant changes to the present diagramming that is supposedly designed around southbound flows towards New St in the morning, and northbound in the evenings...

However I don’t suppose the trains actually have to get back to Laira every night do they?

Paul


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devonexpress

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Re: CrossCountry HST heavy maintenance to transfer to Laira, Plymouth?

« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2018, 14:48:12 »

Quote from: paul7755 on April 13, 2018, 22:19:11

Newcastle's Heaton depot can also provide HST^▸ work, as thats where Grand Central's used to go.


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