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Northern 170 at Crewe

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M60lad

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Does anybody know which one and why one of Northern's 170s was at Crewe on Saturday Morning?
 
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They travel to/from Hull BG where they are based. Hull does all A and B Exams on Northern's 170.
 

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Somewhat bonkers when Bombardier (Alstom) Crofton near Wakey used to look after TPEs 170s, but instead now make a 300 mile round trip.
 

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Crofton offers similar facilities to Hull (Hull probably does more with wheelset changes and soon underframe cleaning). Crewe is for mods and heavily repairs/Exams.
 
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