Millerhill Marshalling Yard Explained

Millerhill Marshalling Yard
Coordinates:	55.9237°N -3.0829°W
Grid Ref Uk:	NT324706
Location:	Millerhill, Scotland, UK
Depotcode:	MV (1973 -)^[1]
Type:	DMU, Diesel
Opened:	1962^[2]
Former Depot Codes:	64A (1 April 1967 - 5 May 1973)

Millerhill Marshalling Yard is a traction maintenance depot located in Millerhill, Scotland. The depot is situated on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway and was near Millerhill station until it closed.

The depot code is MH.

History

The depot used to have an allocation of First ScotRail Class 150 Sprinters until they were leased to other companies.

Present

As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of Class 37 and Class 66 locomotives and ScotRail Class 156 Sprinters and Class 158 Express Sprinters.^[3]

A £30 million stabling facility for Class 385 opened in 2018.^{[4] [5]} In 2019 the Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre opened on the former down yard.

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: Chamber News. Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce. 1 March 2021.
3. Web site: TS79 Millerhill Yard - TrainSpots. TrainSpots. 21 December 2016.
4. News: Stories - Network Rail. Network Rail.
5. Hewitt. Sam. 30 July 2018. Finally... service green light for ScotRail's Class 385 EMUs - The Railway Magazine. The Railway Magazine. Millerhill, Midlothian. Mortons Media Group Ltd. 1 March 2021.