Hitchin Up Yard Explained

Hitchin Up Yard
Location:	Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Coordinates:	51.958°N -0.2663°W
Grid Ref Uk:	TL192302
Owner:	Great Northern
Depotcode:	HI (1973 -)^[1]
Type:	EMU
Former Depot Codes:	34D (1948 - May 1973)

Hitchin Up Yard is a small stabling point located in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated next to the East Coast Main Line and is just north of Hitchin station.

Present

Great Northern occasionally stables commuter trains there, including Class 365 and Class 313 units.

A Great Northern train driver depot is located near the station on the down side of the ECML.^[2]

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: Train operating company driver's depots on the Traindriver.org website . September 2017.