Class 156s to Neville Hill

[bigmanaiq]

Hearing from a friend 156402 is now based out of Neville Hill - is this true and if it is will any more units follow?

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Interesting, has that moved from Newton Heath (and has anything moved in return)?
I believe 156402 has been out of service for some time.

 

[Tractor37]

Not heard anything in the messroom. There’s only a few of us based at Leeds that still sign 156’s. Although they still appear occasionally at Neville Hill to use the wheel lathe

 

[bigmanaiq]

Oh that would probably explain it if its just a singular one, thanks for the help

 

[Geeves]

As others have said if Northern move it themselves it's usually over a day or two while they get the drivers arranged

Used to be easier when they cycled them via the Calder Valley, Huddersfield or Sheffield to Manchester but those days are over now.

 

[Adam0984]

Theyre now mostly moved by ROG as too much traction knowledge has lapsed to make it viable. Very few Leeds and York drivers still sign them to get them Newcastle to Leeds and Leeds to Neville Hill

 

[Gordonman]

156402 worked 5E17 Brodies Kilmarnock - Neville Hill yesterday after overhaul/repair work

 

[Soft Hands]

Interesting, has that moved from Newton Heath (and has anything moved in return)?
I believe 156402 has been out of service for some time.

It last worked a passenger train in the North West towards the end of April. It then went to Heaton for C4 bogie work / replacement wheelsets. Presumably corrosion issues were then identified that required the move in Mid June to Brodies at Kilmarnock. The photos of it at the time appear to show it already on replacement bogies when it made the move from Heaton into Scotland.

 

[diligentdave]

It last worked a passenger train in the North West towards the end of April. It then went to Heaton for C4 bogie work / replacement wheelsets. Presumably corrosion issues were then identified that required the move in Mid June to Brodies at Kilmarnock. The photos of it at the time appear to show it already on replacement bogies when it made the move from Heaton into Scotland.

The movement should of been 158756 and 156402 but the 158 wasn't available to move and the timings couldn't be amended so the 156 still moved to Neville Hill for a move to Heaton on Thursday. 156402 is moving to Heaton for a little while to cover for other Angel 156's currently ongoing C6.

 

[david l]

The movement should of been 158756 and 156402 but the 158 wasn't available to move and the timings couldn't be amended so the 156 still moved to Neville Hill for a move to Heaton on Thursday. 156402 is moving to Heaton for a little while to cover for other Angel 156's currently ongoing C6.

Dave

156460 has also gone from NH to HT. Is this covering as well?

 

[Soft Hands]

Dave

156460 has also gone from NH to HT. Is this covering as well?

IIRC we got 150210 in the North West as a swap for that, with 158791 moving from HT to NL?

 

[Tram203]

Apologies if off topic for the thread - but I stumbled across Heaton based 156485 at Manchester Victoria around lunchtime today...

 

[Bikeman78]

Apologies if off topic for the thread - but I stumbled across Heaton based 156485 at Manchester Victoria around lunchtime today...

They are a bit mixed up at the moment. Several Heaton units were trapped south of Whitehaven when the line closed. Sooner or later they will end up at Newton Heath for an exam and then likely turn out on any class 156 diagram.

 

[childwallblues]

150210 is out on the CLC today paired with 156419.

 

[Soft Hands]

They are a bit mixed up at the moment. Several Heaton units were trapped south of Whitehaven when the line closed. Sooner or later they will end up at Newton Heath for an exam and then likely turn out on any class 156 diagram.

156421, 156440, 156469, 156483 and 156485 are the units in question!

 

[pokemonsuper9]

156421, 156440, 156469, 156483 and 156485 are the units in question!

Dood news for me then, I haven't ridden 421, 469, and 485, and haven't even seen 483!

 

[simon7929]

IIRC we got 150210 in the North West as a swap for that, with 158791 moving from HT to NL?

Dave

156460 has also gone from NH to HT. Is this covering as well?

Apparently 156466 is currently at Heaton. Heard this is also a transfer.

 

[diligentdave]

Apparently 156466 is currently at Heaton. Heard this is also a transfer.

156460 has indeed transferred across to Heaton. 156466 is at Heaton for it's C4 exam, that's all. It returns this Saturday (16th) to Newton Heath.

 

[td97]

156485 seems to be out on a Clitheroe circuit today