Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot

Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot is a stabling point located in Aberdeen, Scotland. The depot is situated on the Denburn Valley Line and is located near Aberdeen station.

Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationAberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57.143253°N 2.098150°W / 57.143253; -2.098150
OS gridNJ941058
Characteristics
Owner(s)London North Eastern Railway
Depot code(s)AC (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU, EMU
History
Former depot code(s)61B (1948 - May 1973)

The depot code is AC.

Present

As of 2017, Clayhills depot is used for maintaining and stabling long distance locomotive hauled services, more specifically, London North Eastern Railway Class 43 HSTs[2]sets, Mark 3 carriages and Caledonian Sleeper Mk3 coaches hauled by Class 73 and 66 or Class 67 locomotives, ScotRail Class 158 Express Sprinters and Class 170 Turbostars.[3]

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 August 2016.
  2. "11th November 2016 Aberdeen to Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot(VTEC)". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "11th November 2016 Aberdeen to Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot(ScotRail)". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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