Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot Explained

Aberdeen Clayhills Carriage Maintenance Depot
Location:	Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates:	57.1433°N -2.0982°W
Grid Ref Uk:	NJ941058
Owner:	London North Eastern Railway
Type:	DMU, EMU
Depotcode:	AC (1973 -)^[1]
Former Depot Codes:	61B (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.

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 2023, 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, Express Sprinters^[3] and Class 170 Turbostars,^[4] as well as LNER Azumas.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes. 5 May 2006. TheRailwayCentre.com. 19 August 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf. 17 December 2013.
2. Web site: East Coast HST finale - The Railway Hub. The Railway Hub. 25 September 2020 . 19 February 2021.
3. Web site: Aberdeen Clayhills Depot - Class 158,Scotrail 7 City's HST r… - Flickr. Flickr. 16 November 2019 . 19 February 2021.
4. Web site: DSC02996. Flickr. 30 June 2019 . 19 February 2021.