Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot

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Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot
Location
Location Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates 57°08′36″N2°05′53″W / 57.143253°N 2.098150°W / 57.143253; -2.098150
OS grid NJ941058
Characteristics
Owner London North Eastern Railway
Depot codeAC (1973 -) [1]
Type DMU, EMU
History
Former depot code61B (1948 - May 1973)

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.

Contents

The depot code is AC.

History

Before their withdrawal from the franchise at the end of 2019, the depot serviced London North Eastern Railway Class 43 High Speed Trains. [2]

Present

As of 2021, Clayhills depot is used for maintaining and stabling long distance locomotive hauled services, more specifically, ScotRail Class 43, High Speed Trains, their respective Mark 3 carriages, Class 158 Express Sprinters [3] and Class 170 Turbostars. [4]

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