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Depot/Wheel Lathe Electrification 06/11/2022 at 21:27 #148661
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For Manchester International Depot Wheel Lathe 2 & 3 roads are they electrified?. Reason I ask this from my own viewings and Google Maps it seems to have OHLE into the roads up to the sheds. I have a timetable under work and it states 'Wrong Traction Power' for Longsight Wheel Lathe 2 & 3. Only other solution is to use the Excursion Platform which also doesn't mention how long it actual is within the manual.

Aaron (AJRO) | Timetable Writer
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Depot/Wheel Lathe Electrification 06/11/2022 at 21:33 #148663
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They are all electrified although the wheel lathe building itself isn’t - but you can get a 397 in between the signal and the building. The two depot roads are fully electrified although the wires were isolated until a month or so ago in readiness for Northern to take over the depot as New Bank St LMD

I don’t have a length for the excursion platform but you can get 4 323s in there with plenty of room to spare.

There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.
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Depot/Wheel Lathe Electrification 06/11/2022 at 21:38 #148664
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Thank you for this. I did hear about Northern using the Depot but never caught the name of it.
Instead Mchester Internation Dep according to RTT.
RTT Example: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C54349/2023-02-02/detailed

So in theory 2x 3-Car Class 331s[6-Car Total] should fit on the Excursion Platform without issue.

Curious to know if its actually electrified on the actual sim?

Aaron (AJRO) | Timetable Writer
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Depot/Wheel Lathe Electrification 06/11/2022 at 21:40 #148665
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Electrical section HM-8Y which covers Wheel Lathe Road 3 has been permanentely earthed for many years (And in fact may never have been energised.) until very recently (October 2022). Section HM-8F which covers Road 2 is a strange one, it is energised if required, but spends a lot of time under a BTET. This was the situation when the simulation was written, and remained until very recently.

From December Northern will be using the International depot for 4 movements on and off per day, the simulation doesn't currently reflect this.

Excursion will take 12 x 23m vehicle.

"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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