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Holyhead Carriage Sidings
Location
LocationHolyhead, Gwynedd
Characteristics
OwnerArriva Trains Wales
Depot codeHD (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU

Holyhead Carriage Sidings is a stabling point located in Holyhead, Gwynedd, England. The depot is situated on the North Wales Coast Line and is near Holyhead station.

The depot code is HD.

History

There was previously a container terminal near the carriage sidings that consisted of Class 08 shunters, Class 25 and Class 47 locomotives.[2] However, this closed in 1991.

Present

As of 2016, the depot has no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for Arriva Trains Wales Class 67/82 locomotives, Class 150 Sprinters, Class 158 Express Sprinters and Virgin Trains West Coast 221 Voyagers.

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. ^ "Railways of North Wales - Holyhead 23rd December 1980". Dave Plimmer. Retrieved 25 November 2016.