craigybagel
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One of the most common questions asked on this forum is what do train crew at a particular depot sign. Given we have an excellent thread listing every depot for every TOC in the country, and we have staff representing most if not all TOCs as well, I've been attempting to collate a list of every Passenger Driver Depot on the National Rail network, and the routes and traction that drivers at those depots are expected to sign.
I've copied the list of depots over from the other thread (and thanks to @godfreycomplex for doing a great job of updating it) and now that it's complete, I'm hoping we can keep it as up to date as possible.
I would like to be able to do freight at some point but have held off for now as at many depots it's a bit more of a grey area of different drivers signing different bits. For those looking for Guards depots, _toommm_ has created a thread here.
In the interests of clarity and saving time in what is a very long list, whilst I'm listing all routes signed at each depot I'm not normally listing traction depots/stabling points, unless access to those depots forms a route in it's own right (for example, Wolverhampton based Avanti drivers sign all the way to Barton under Needwood to bring 221s on and off the Bombardier facility there). I am though trying to distinguish between which routes/tractions are only signed by certain links at each depot, and give full details of what links do what work when that information is available.
If anybody is able to help add to this list,or to correct any errors or out of date information that may have appeared, please pass your information on to me, either via a PM or by replying to the thread below, and I'll try to update the top post ASAP.
As always, whilst I try to keep this list as accurate as possible, no guarantees are given as to how accurate the below information is - For best results, speak to an ASLEF rep at the depot concerned!
Train Operating Companies - A-G
I've copied the list of depots over from the other thread (and thanks to @godfreycomplex for doing a great job of updating it) and now that it's complete, I'm hoping we can keep it as up to date as possible.
I would like to be able to do freight at some point but have held off for now as at many depots it's a bit more of a grey area of different drivers signing different bits. For those looking for Guards depots, _toommm_ has created a thread here.
In the interests of clarity and saving time in what is a very long list, whilst I'm listing all routes signed at each depot I'm not normally listing traction depots/stabling points, unless access to those depots forms a route in it's own right (for example, Wolverhampton based Avanti drivers sign all the way to Barton under Needwood to bring 221s on and off the Bombardier facility there). I am though trying to distinguish between which routes/tractions are only signed by certain links at each depot, and give full details of what links do what work when that information is available.
If anybody is able to help add to this list,or to correct any errors or out of date information that may have appeared, please pass your information on to me, either via a PM or by replying to the thread below, and I'll try to update the top post ASAP.
As always, whilst I try to keep this list as accurate as possible, no guarantees are given as to how accurate the below information is - For best results, speak to an ASLEF rep at the depot concerned!
Train Operating Companies - A-G
Avanti West Coast
Edinburgh
Traction:
390
Routes:
Preston - Glasgow Central
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Glasgow Central - Newton via Mount Florida
Holytown - Midcalder Junction via the Benhar
Euston
Traction:
221 (link dependent),390. 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe/Colwich Junction - Manchester Piccadilly
Crewe - Chester (link dependent)
Weaver Junction - Liverpool Lime Street (link dependent)
Holyhead
Traction
221, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
Holyhead - Crewe including Crewe L&NWR (Carriage Sidings)
Chester - Crewe via Warrington
Liverpool Lime Street
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Liverpool Lime Street (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe - Holyhead
Chester - Wrexham General
Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
221 (link dependant),390
Routes:
Link
London - Crewe (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe/Colwich Junction - Manchester Piccadilly
Crewe - Preston (link dependent)
Polmadie
Traction:
390
Routes:
Preston - Glasgow Central
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Glasgow Central - Newton via Mount Florida
Holytown - Midcalder Junction via the Benhar
Preston
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon (link dependant)
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Preston - Glasgow Central
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley (link dependent)
Preston - Blackpool (link dependent)
Crewe - Chester (link dependent)
Wolverhampton
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury (link dependent)
Barton under Needwood - Lichfield TV/Birmingham New Street
Edinburgh
Traction:
390
Routes:
Preston - Glasgow Central
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Glasgow Central - Newton via Mount Florida
Holytown - Midcalder Junction via the Benhar
Euston
Traction:
221 (link dependent),390. 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe/Colwich Junction - Manchester Piccadilly
Crewe - Chester (link dependent)
Weaver Junction - Liverpool Lime Street (link dependent)
Holyhead
Traction
221, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
Holyhead - Crewe including Crewe L&NWR (Carriage Sidings)
Chester - Crewe via Warrington
Liverpool Lime Street
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Liverpool Lime Street (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe - Holyhead
Chester - Wrexham General
Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
221 (link dependant),390
Routes:
Link
London - Crewe (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Crewe/Colwich Junction - Manchester Piccadilly
Crewe - Preston (link dependent)
Polmadie
Traction:
390
Routes:
Preston - Glasgow Central
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Glasgow Central - Newton via Mount Florida
Holytown - Midcalder Junction via the Benhar
Preston
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon (link dependant)
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Preston - Glasgow Central
Uddingston - Law Junction via Holytown
Motherwell - Holytown
Motherwell - Bellshill
Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley (link dependent)
Preston - Blackpool (link dependent)
Crewe - Chester (link dependent)
Wolverhampton
Traction:
221,390, 805/807 training to start soon
Routes:
London - Preston (via Trent Valley and Birmingham, and various West Midlands diversions)
Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury (link dependent)
Barton under Needwood - Lichfield TV/Birmingham New Street
c2c
East Ham
Mainline drivers (part time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn
Mainline drivers (full time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Barking - London Liverpool Street
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn and Forest Gate Jn to Chadwell Heath Turnback Siding including Ilford Depot (only signed by some)
Shoeburyness
Mainline drivers (part time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn
Mainline drivers (full time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Barking - London Liverpool Street
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn and Forest Gate Jn to Chadwell Heath Turnback Siding including Ilford Depot (only signed by some)
East Ham
Mainline drivers (part time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn
Mainline drivers (full time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Barking - London Liverpool Street
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn and Forest Gate Jn to Chadwell Heath Turnback Siding including Ilford Depot (only signed by some)
Shoeburyness
Mainline drivers (part time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn
Mainline drivers (full time)
Traction:
357, 720
Routes:
London Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness via Purfleet and Basildon
Upminster - Grays
Barking - London Liverpool Street
Bow Jn to Gas Factory Jn and Forest Gate Jn to Chadwell Heath Turnback Siding including Ilford Depot (only signed by some)
Chiltern
Aylesbury
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury Vale via Amersham
Princes Risborough - Aylesbury
Bicester - Oxford
Banbury
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury via Amersham
Bicester - Oxford
Banbury - Oxford
Leamington Spa - Stratford
Birmingham Moor Street
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Kidderminster
London - Aylesbury via Amersham
Leamington Spa - Stratford
Marylebone
Traction:
68/DVT,165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury Vale via Amersham
Princes Risborough - Aylesbury
Bicester - Oxford
Stourbridge Junction
Traction:
68/DVT,165,168,
Routes:
London Marylebone - Stourbridge Junction
Aylesbury
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury Vale via Amersham
Princes Risborough - Aylesbury
Bicester - Oxford
Banbury
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury via Amersham
Bicester - Oxford
Banbury - Oxford
Leamington Spa - Stratford
Birmingham Moor Street
Traction:
165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Kidderminster
London - Aylesbury via Amersham
Leamington Spa - Stratford
Marylebone
Traction:
68/DVT,165,168
Routes:
London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill
London - Aylesbury Vale via Amersham
Princes Risborough - Aylesbury
Bicester - Oxford
Stourbridge Junction
Traction:
68/DVT,165,168,
Routes:
London Marylebone - Stourbridge Junction
Cross Country
Birmingham New Street
Traction: 170,220/1
Routes:
Birmingham New Street - Cardiff
Birmingham - Derby - Nottingham
Birmingham - Manchester
Birmingham - Reading
Reading - Bournemouth (link dependant)
Birmingham - Bristol
Birmingham - Leicester
Leicester - Cambridge (link dependant)
Various diversions for all above routes
Bristol Temple Meads
Traction:
170,220/1
Routes:
Plymouth - Bristol - Birmingham New Street
Newton Abbot - Paignton
Bristol - Cardiff
Newport - Gloucester
Various diversions for the above
Bournemouth
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Bournemouth - Basingstoke - Reading - Leamington - Coventry - Birmingham New Street
Leamington - Solihull - Birmingham
various diversions for the above
Cambridge
Traction:
170
Routes:
Stansted Airport - Cambridge - Leicester - Birmingham New Street
Derby
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Bristol - Birmingham - Derby - Leeds/Doncaster - Newcastle
Various diversions for the above
Edinburgh
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Edinburgh - Leeds
Edinburgh - Glasgow Central (via Carstairs, plus various diversions)
Edinburgh - Dundee - Aberdeen
Leeds
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Birmingham New Street - Leeds - Newcastle
Sheffield - Doncaster - York
various other diversions
Leicester
Traction:
170
Routes:
Leicester - Birmingham - Nottingham - Leicester triangle
Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Manchester Piccadilly - Birmingham New Street (via Stoke, and Crewe, and with various other diversions)
Birmingham - Reading (via Coventry and Solihull)
Newcastle
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Derby - Leeds/Doncaster - Edinburgh, plus various diversions
Plymouth
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Plymouth - Bristol - Birmingham (plus diversions)
Plymouth - Penzance
Birmingham New Street
Traction: 170,220/1
Routes:
Birmingham New Street - Cardiff
Birmingham - Derby - Nottingham
Birmingham - Manchester
Birmingham - Reading
Reading - Bournemouth (link dependant)
Birmingham - Bristol
Birmingham - Leicester
Leicester - Cambridge (link dependant)
Various diversions for all above routes
Bristol Temple Meads
Traction:
170,220/1
Routes:
Plymouth - Bristol - Birmingham New Street
Newton Abbot - Paignton
Bristol - Cardiff
Newport - Gloucester
Various diversions for the above
Bournemouth
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Bournemouth - Basingstoke - Reading - Leamington - Coventry - Birmingham New Street
Leamington - Solihull - Birmingham
various diversions for the above
Cambridge
Traction:
170
Routes:
Stansted Airport - Cambridge - Leicester - Birmingham New Street
Derby
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Bristol - Birmingham - Derby - Leeds/Doncaster - Newcastle
Various diversions for the above
Edinburgh
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Edinburgh - Leeds
Edinburgh - Glasgow Central (via Carstairs, plus various diversions)
Edinburgh - Dundee - Aberdeen
Leeds
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Birmingham New Street - Leeds - Newcastle
Sheffield - Doncaster - York
various other diversions
Leicester
Traction:
170
Routes:
Leicester - Birmingham - Nottingham - Leicester triangle
Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Manchester Piccadilly - Birmingham New Street (via Stoke, and Crewe, and with various other diversions)
Birmingham - Reading (via Coventry and Solihull)
Newcastle
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Derby - Leeds/Doncaster - Edinburgh, plus various diversions
Plymouth
Traction:
220/1
Routes:
Plymouth - Bristol - Birmingham (plus diversions)
Plymouth - Penzance
East Midlands Railway
Boston
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Skegness
Nottingham - Lincoln
Lincoln - Grimsby Town
Lincoln - Sleaford
Derby
Traction:
08,158,170,222,360. Most traction link dependant
Routes:
Sheffield - London St Pancras via Derby and Nottingham and various diversions
Nottingham - Lincoln (Link dependant)
Crewe - Derby - Matlock (Link dependant)
Kettering
Traction:
222, 360
Routes:
London - Corby, Nottingham and Derby
Lincoln
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Leicester - Nottingham - Lincoln
Lincoln - Sleaford - Peterborough
Lincoln - Doncaster
Lincoln - Cleethorpes
Habrough - Barton on Humber
St Pancras
Traction:
222,360
Routes:
London - Corby, Nottingham and Sheffield via Midland Mainline + Manton diversion
Norwich
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Norwich (via Grantham and via Oakham, inc. Ely West Curve)
Nottingham - Leicester
Nottingham
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Worksop (inc. diversionary route via Pinxton) and Worksop - Manton Wood Colliery
Leicester - Nottingham - Lincoln including Newark Northgate
Lincoln - Sleaford - Peterborough
Nottingham - Skegness
Nottingham - Norwich (via Grantham and via Oakham, inc. Ely West Curve)
Nottingham - Derby (inc. via Castle Donington) - Matlock
Derby - Crewe plus Crewe LNW depot
Nottingham - Sheffield (inc. diversionary routes via Toton, via Derby and via Beighton)
Sheffield - Man Picc (via Stockport and via Romiley)
Man Picc - Liverpool Lime St (via Cheshire Lines and via Chat Moss)
Some Routes are link dependant
Boston
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Skegness
Nottingham - Lincoln
Lincoln - Grimsby Town
Lincoln - Sleaford
Derby
Traction:
08,158,170,222,360. Most traction link dependant
Routes:
Sheffield - London St Pancras via Derby and Nottingham and various diversions
Nottingham - Lincoln (Link dependant)
Crewe - Derby - Matlock (Link dependant)
Kettering
Traction:
222, 360
Routes:
London - Corby, Nottingham and Derby
Lincoln
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Leicester - Nottingham - Lincoln
Lincoln - Sleaford - Peterborough
Lincoln - Doncaster
Lincoln - Cleethorpes
Habrough - Barton on Humber
St Pancras
Traction:
222,360
Routes:
London - Corby, Nottingham and Sheffield via Midland Mainline + Manton diversion
Norwich
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Norwich (via Grantham and via Oakham, inc. Ely West Curve)
Nottingham - Leicester
Nottingham
Traction:
158,170
Routes:
Nottingham - Worksop (inc. diversionary route via Pinxton) and Worksop - Manton Wood Colliery
Leicester - Nottingham - Lincoln including Newark Northgate
Lincoln - Sleaford - Peterborough
Nottingham - Skegness
Nottingham - Norwich (via Grantham and via Oakham, inc. Ely West Curve)
Nottingham - Derby (inc. via Castle Donington) - Matlock
Derby - Crewe plus Crewe LNW depot
Nottingham - Sheffield (inc. diversionary routes via Toton, via Derby and via Beighton)
Sheffield - Man Picc (via Stockport and via Romiley)
Man Picc - Liverpool Lime St (via Cheshire Lines and via Chat Moss)
Some Routes are link dependant
Eurostar
St Pancras
Traction:
08,373,374
Routes:
London St Pancras - Paris Gare du Nord
Lille - Bruxelles Midi (link dependent)
St Pancras
Traction:
08,373,374
Routes:
London St Pancras - Paris Gare du Nord
Lille - Bruxelles Midi (link dependent)
Gatwick Express
Victoria:
Traction:
377,387
Routes:
Victoria - Brighton via BML both Quarry lines and Redhill line
Victoria:
Traction:
377,387
Routes:
Victoria - Brighton via BML both Quarry lines and Redhill line
Grand Central
Bradford
Traction:
180,221
Routes:
Bradford Interchange - London Kings Cross via Halifax and Pontefract Monkhill
Wakefield Kirkgate - Doncaster via Hare Park
York - Doncaster ECML
Hertford Loop
Doncaster - Peterborough via Lincoln (not all drivers sign)
Lincoln - Newark (not all drivers sign)
Doncaster - Robert's Road (not all drivers sign)
Greetland Jn - Hebden Bridge
Dryclough Jn - Milner Royd Jn
Sunderland
Traction:
180
Routes:
Sunderland - London Kings Cross (including many diversion routes)
Sunderland - Newcastle - Heaton Depot
Bradford
Traction:
180,221
Routes:
Bradford Interchange - London Kings Cross via Halifax and Pontefract Monkhill
Wakefield Kirkgate - Doncaster via Hare Park
York - Doncaster ECML
Hertford Loop
Doncaster - Peterborough via Lincoln (not all drivers sign)
Lincoln - Newark (not all drivers sign)
Doncaster - Robert's Road (not all drivers sign)
Greetland Jn - Hebden Bridge
Dryclough Jn - Milner Royd Jn
Sunderland
Traction:
180
Routes:
Sunderland - London Kings Cross (including many diversion routes)
Sunderland - Newcastle - Heaton Depot
Greater Anglia
Bishops Stortford
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
Liverpool St - Cambridge North via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Liverpool St - Seven Kings for Ilford CS
Cambridge
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes
Liverpool St - Ely via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Clacton
Traction:
720
Routes:
Liverpool St - Ipswich
Stratford - Orient Way
Witham - Braintree
Colchester - Clacton-on-Sea direct and via Colchester Town
Thorpe-le-Soken - Walton-on-Naze
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Colchester
Traction:
720,755
Routes:
Colchester - London Liverpool Street
Witham - Braintree
Marks Tey - Sudbury
Colchester - Clacton/Walton on Naze
Colchester - Colchester Town
Colchester - Ipswich
Ipswich - Peterborough (link dependent)
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Stratford - Orient Way
Ilford
Traction:
08 (depot link), 720
Routes:
Liverpool St - Ipswich
Stratford - Orient Way
Shenfield - Southend Victoria
Wickford - Southminster
Witham - Braintree
Colchester - Colchester Town
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Ipswich
Traction:
745,755
Routes:
Ipswich - London Liverpool Street
Ipswich - Norwich
Manningtree - Harwich
Ipswich - Lowestoft/Felixtowe
Stowmarket - Cambridge/Peterborough
Lowestoft - Norwich
Liverpool Street (Ex Anglia)
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
London Liverpool Street - Norwich
Colchester - Colchester Town
Manningtree - Harwich
Liverpool Street (Ex WAGN)
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
Liverpool St - Cambridge North via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Liverpool St - Seven Kings for Ilford CS
Norwich
Traction:
745,755
Routes:
Norwich - London Liverpool Street
Norwich - Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft
Lowestoft - Ipswich
Ipswich - Felixtowe
Norwich - Cromer - Sheringham
Norwich - Cambridge
Southend
Traction:
720
Routes:
Liverpool St to Braintree
Stratford to Orient Way
Shenfield to Southend Victoria
Wickford to Southminster
Bishops Stortford
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
Liverpool St - Cambridge North via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Liverpool St - Seven Kings for Ilford CS
Cambridge
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes
Liverpool St - Ely via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Clacton
Traction:
720
Routes:
Liverpool St - Ipswich
Stratford - Orient Way
Witham - Braintree
Colchester - Clacton-on-Sea direct and via Colchester Town
Thorpe-le-Soken - Walton-on-Naze
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Colchester
Traction:
720,755
Routes:
Colchester - London Liverpool Street
Witham - Braintree
Marks Tey - Sudbury
Colchester - Clacton/Walton on Naze
Colchester - Colchester Town
Colchester - Ipswich
Ipswich - Peterborough (link dependent)
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Stratford - Orient Way
Ilford
Traction:
08 (depot link), 720
Routes:
Liverpool St - Ipswich
Stratford - Orient Way
Shenfield - Southend Victoria
Wickford - Southminster
Witham - Braintree
Colchester - Colchester Town
Manningtree - Harwich Town
Ipswich
Traction:
745,755
Routes:
Ipswich - London Liverpool Street
Ipswich - Norwich
Manningtree - Harwich
Ipswich - Lowestoft/Felixtowe
Stowmarket - Cambridge/Peterborough
Lowestoft - Norwich
Liverpool Street (Ex Anglia)
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
London Liverpool Street - Norwich
Colchester - Colchester Town
Manningtree - Harwich
Liverpool Street (Ex WAGN)
Traction:
720,745,755
Routes:
Liverpool St - Cambridge North via Lea Valley and Southbury
Branches to Stansted Airport/Hertford East
Coppermill Jn - Stratford (all routes)
Liverpool St - Seven Kings for Ilford CS
Norwich
Traction:
745,755
Routes:
Norwich - London Liverpool Street
Norwich - Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft
Lowestoft - Ipswich
Ipswich - Felixtowe
Norwich - Cromer - Sheringham
Norwich - Cambridge
Southend
Traction:
720
Routes:
Liverpool St to Braintree
Stratford to Orient Way
Shenfield to Southend Victoria
Wickford to Southminster
Great Northern
Cambridge
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
(Brighton Link)
Cambridge - Kings Lynn
Cambridge - Kings cross
Cambridge - Brighton via Finsbury Park, London Bridge and Three Bridges
Diversions,
Hertford Loop
Elephant and castle, Tules hill, and selhurst
London Bridge via Peckham and Dulwich
Cambridge Yard
Letchworth sidings
Hornsey Depot
Welwyn Sidings
(Maidstone Link)
Cambridge - Kings Lynn,
Cambridge - Kings Cross
Diversion via Hertford Loop
Cambridge Yard
Letchworth sidings
Hornsey Depot
Hitchin
Traction:
387,717
Routes:
Cambridge - Hitchin - London Kings Cross/Moorgate (via WGC and Hertford Loop)
Hitchin - Peterborough
Hornsey
Traction:
Inner Link 717
Outer Link 387,700
Fleet Link 387,700,717
Routes:
Inner link
Letchworth - London Kings Cross/Moorgate via WGC and Hertford Loop
Outer Link
Cambridge - London Kings Cross
Various Diversions for above
Fleet link
All above plus
Hitchin - Peterborough
Finsbury Park - Three Bridges
Kings Cross
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
Kings Cross - Peterborough
Hitchin - Cambridge
Hertford Loop
Kings Lynn
Traction:
387
Routes:
Kings Lynn - Cambridge - London Kings Cross
Hertford Loop
Peterborough
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
Peterborough - London KX/Blackfriars - Three Bridges - Horsham
Various Diversions for above
Welwyn Garden City
Traction:
700,717
Routes:
Kings Cross/Moorgate - Cambridge via Welwyn or Hertford North
Finsbury Park - Sevenoaks via Catford & Swanley (link dependant)
Cambridge
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
(Brighton Link)
Cambridge - Kings Lynn
Cambridge - Kings cross
Cambridge - Brighton via Finsbury Park, London Bridge and Three Bridges
Diversions,
Hertford Loop
Elephant and castle, Tules hill, and selhurst
London Bridge via Peckham and Dulwich
Cambridge Yard
Letchworth sidings
Hornsey Depot
Welwyn Sidings
(Maidstone Link)
Cambridge - Kings Lynn,
Cambridge - Kings Cross
Diversion via Hertford Loop
Cambridge Yard
Letchworth sidings
Hornsey Depot
Hitchin
Traction:
387,717
Routes:
Cambridge - Hitchin - London Kings Cross/Moorgate (via WGC and Hertford Loop)
Hitchin - Peterborough
Hornsey
Traction:
Inner Link 717
Outer Link 387,700
Fleet Link 387,700,717
Routes:
Inner link
Letchworth - London Kings Cross/Moorgate via WGC and Hertford Loop
Outer Link
Cambridge - London Kings Cross
Various Diversions for above
Fleet link
All above plus
Hitchin - Peterborough
Finsbury Park - Three Bridges
Kings Cross
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
Kings Cross - Peterborough
Hitchin - Cambridge
Hertford Loop
Kings Lynn
Traction:
387
Routes:
Kings Lynn - Cambridge - London Kings Cross
Hertford Loop
Peterborough
Traction:
387,700
Routes:
Peterborough - London KX/Blackfriars - Three Bridges - Horsham
Various Diversions for above
Welwyn Garden City
Traction:
700,717
Routes:
Kings Cross/Moorgate - Cambridge via Welwyn or Hertford North
Finsbury Park - Sevenoaks via Catford & Swanley (link dependant)
GWR
Bristol Parkway GWR
Traction:
16x,80x
Routes:
Bristol PW - Paddington via Hullavington
Bristol PW - Gloucester (link dependant)
Gloucester - Swindon via Kemble (link dependant)
Bristol PW - Cardiff
Bristol PW - Bristol TM
Bristol TM - Swindon via Box
Bristol TM - Severn Beach
Bristol Parkway HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes
Swansea - Paddington via Hullavington
Weston SM - Swindon via Box
Bath - Reading via Westbury
Great Malvern - Didcot via Oxford
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Gloucester - Worcester Shrub Hill
Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway/Patchway
Trowbridge - Chippenham
Stoke Gifford Depot
Bristol Temple Meads GWR
Traction:
80x, 150, 158, 16x
Routes:
Bristol TM-Severn Beach
Bristol TM-Taunton
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Gloucester
Bristol TM-Westbury-Weymouth
Bristol TM-London Paddington via Box
Bristol PW-Swindon via Hullavington
Some routes are link dependent
Bristol Temple Meads HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes
Bristol TM-London Paddington
Bristol TM-Exeter St David's
Bristol TM-Hereford via Gloucester
Newport-Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol TM-Swansea
Reading-Taunton via Berks+Hants
Cardiff
Traction:
80x, 16x
Routes:
Cardiff-Paddington via Hullavington
Cardiff-Swansea
Cardiff-Bridgend via VoG
Newport-Cheltenham via Lydney
Gloucester-Swindon via Kemble
Bristol Parkway-Gloucester
Bristol Temple Meads-Taunton
Bristol Temple Meads-Swindon via Box
Exeter St Davids HSS
Traction:
150, 80x, 57
Routes:
Exeter - Paddington via Westbury , Bristol TM and Bristol Parkway. Also via Yeovil
Exeter - Penzance
Exeter - Exmouth
Newton Abbott - Paignton
Exeter St Davids GWR
Traction:
80x,150,158,16x
Routes:
Exeter SD-Barnstable
Crediton-Okehampton
Exeter SD-Exmouth
Exeter SD-Paignton
Exeter SD-Bristol TM
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Bristol Parkway
Exeter SD-Plymouth
Plymouth-Penzance
Taunton - London Paddington
Some Routes are link dependent
Fratton
Traction:
158, 16x
Routes:
Portsmouth - Cardiff Central
Portsmouth - Eastleigh
Portsmouth - Havant
Eastleigh - Salisbury via Chandler’s Ford
Bristol Temple Meads - Parkway
Gloucester
Traction:
80x,16x, 158,
Routes:
Gloucester-Bristol TM
Gloucester-Cardiff via Lydney
Bristol TM-Westbury
Bristol TM-Taunton
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Gloucester-Swindon
Westbury-Swindon via Melksham
Gloucester-Great Malvern
Bristol - London Paddington via Box (link dependent)
Bristol PW-Swindon via Hullavington
Oxford
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x (Link Dependant)
Routes:
Oxford - Paddington
Oxford - Banbury
Oxford - Hereford (Link Dependant)
North Pole Depot
Paddington GWR
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x. 230 training to start soon, for all but top link
Routes:
Paddington - Oxford
Reading - Bedwyn
West Ealing - Greenford
Slough - Windsor
Didcot Parkway - Bristol via box (link dependent)
Swindon - Cardiff via Bristol Parkway (top link only)
Bristol Parkway - Bristol TM (top link only)
Paddington HEX
Traction:
387
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 2/3 - Heathrow Terminal 4
Paddington HSS
Traction:
57,80x
Routes:
Paddington - Swansea plus diversions
Paddington - Exeter plus diversions (including all ways through Bristol)
Gloucester - Cheltenham
Par
Traction:
2+4 HST, 158, 150
Routes
Par-Penzance
Par-Plymouth
Par-Newqauy
Plymouth-Gunnislake
Liskeard-Looe
Truro-Falmouth
St Erth-St Ives
Plymouth GWR
Traction:
150,158, 80x, HST 2+4
Routes:
Plymouth - Taunton
Plymouth - Par
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Liskeard - Looe
Par - Newquay
Taunton - Reading (link dependant)
Plymouth HSS
Traction:
80x, HST 2+4 ,150 , 57 sleepers
08, 220/1 (depot only)
Plymouth - Paddington (via Westbury)
Bristol TM - Paddington
Westbury - Swindon (via Melksham)
Westbury - Bath (via Bradford on Avon)
Newton Abbot - Paignton
Plymouth - Penzance
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Par - Newquay
Penzance GWR
Traction:
80x, 2+4HST, 158, 150
Routes:
Penzance-Plymouth
Plymouth-Exeter SD
St Erth-St Ives
Truro-Falmouth
Penzance HSS
Traction:
57,80x, 2+4HST, 150,
Routes:
Penzance-Plymouth
Plymouth-Exeter SD
St Erth-St Ives
Reading
Traction:
All sign 16x. 387 & 80x are link dependent (some sign one or other, some sign both)
Routes:
Reading - Paddington
Reading - Didcot Parkway
Reading - Newbury
Reading - Basingstoke
Following routes all link dependant, no drivers sign all
Didcot Parkway - Oxford
Didcot - Swindon
Newbury - Bedwyn
Bedwyn - Westbury
Swindon - Westbury (via Melksham)
Reading - Gatwick Airport
Twyford - Henley-on-Thames
Slough - Windsor & Eton Central
Maidenhead - Bourne End/Marlow
Swansea GWR
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Swansea to London via Hullavington
Cardiff - Bridgend via VoG
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol - Swindon via Box
Swansea HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Swansea to London via Hullavington
Swansea - Carmarthen
Carmarthen - Pembroke Dock (seasonal, Summer only, Link dependant)
Cardiff - Bridgend via VoG
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol - Swindon via Box
Swindon
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x
Routes:
Paddington - Cardiff Central
Reading - Newbury
Reading - Basingstoke
Maidenhead - Marlow
Twyford - Henley
Westbury
Traction:
158,16x
Routes:
Westbury-Swindon via Melksham
Westbury-Portsmouth Harbour
Westbury-Weymouth
Westbury-Bristol TM
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Weston-Super-Mare
Worcester Shrub Hill GWR
Traction:
16x, 80x
Routes:
Hereford - Worcester
Worcester - Oxford - London Paddington
Worcester - Gloucester - Swindon - London Paddington (currently learning)
Gloucester - Bristol Parkway - Swindon (only signed by some)
Foregate Street - Tunnel Jn - Shrub Hill Triangle
Worcester Shrub Hill HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Hereford- Worcester Shrub Hill- Oxford - Reading ( via Didcot avoider and via Didcot station) - Paddington
Worcester Shrub Hill - Gloucester ( via avoider and station ) - Swindon - Didcot ( including Foxal Junction and Didcot West Curve)
Gloucester - Bristol Parkway
Foregate Street - Tunnel Jn - Shrub Hill Triangle
Bristol Parkway - Swindon via Hullavington
Bristol Parkway GWR
Traction:
16x,80x
Routes:
Bristol PW - Paddington via Hullavington
Bristol PW - Gloucester (link dependant)
Gloucester - Swindon via Kemble (link dependant)
Bristol PW - Cardiff
Bristol PW - Bristol TM
Bristol TM - Swindon via Box
Bristol TM - Severn Beach
Bristol Parkway HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes
Swansea - Paddington via Hullavington
Weston SM - Swindon via Box
Bath - Reading via Westbury
Great Malvern - Didcot via Oxford
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Gloucester - Worcester Shrub Hill
Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway/Patchway
Trowbridge - Chippenham
Stoke Gifford Depot
Bristol Temple Meads GWR
Traction:
80x, 150, 158, 16x
Routes:
Bristol TM-Severn Beach
Bristol TM-Taunton
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Gloucester
Bristol TM-Westbury-Weymouth
Bristol TM-London Paddington via Box
Bristol PW-Swindon via Hullavington
Some routes are link dependent
Bristol Temple Meads HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes
Bristol TM-London Paddington
Bristol TM-Exeter St David's
Bristol TM-Hereford via Gloucester
Newport-Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol TM-Swansea
Reading-Taunton via Berks+Hants
Cardiff
Traction:
80x, 16x
Routes:
Cardiff-Paddington via Hullavington
Cardiff-Swansea
Cardiff-Bridgend via VoG
Newport-Cheltenham via Lydney
Gloucester-Swindon via Kemble
Bristol Parkway-Gloucester
Bristol Temple Meads-Taunton
Bristol Temple Meads-Swindon via Box
Exeter St Davids HSS
Traction:
150, 80x, 57
Routes:
Exeter - Paddington via Westbury , Bristol TM and Bristol Parkway. Also via Yeovil
Exeter - Penzance
Exeter - Exmouth
Newton Abbott - Paignton
Exeter St Davids GWR
Traction:
80x,150,158,16x
Routes:
Exeter SD-Barnstable
Crediton-Okehampton
Exeter SD-Exmouth
Exeter SD-Paignton
Exeter SD-Bristol TM
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Bristol Parkway
Exeter SD-Plymouth
Plymouth-Penzance
Taunton - London Paddington
Some Routes are link dependent
Fratton
Traction:
158, 16x
Routes:
Portsmouth - Cardiff Central
Portsmouth - Eastleigh
Portsmouth - Havant
Eastleigh - Salisbury via Chandler’s Ford
Bristol Temple Meads - Parkway
Gloucester
Traction:
80x,16x, 158,
Routes:
Gloucester-Bristol TM
Gloucester-Cardiff via Lydney
Bristol TM-Westbury
Bristol TM-Taunton
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Gloucester-Swindon
Westbury-Swindon via Melksham
Gloucester-Great Malvern
Bristol - London Paddington via Box (link dependent)
Bristol PW-Swindon via Hullavington
Oxford
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x (Link Dependant)
Routes:
Oxford - Paddington
Oxford - Banbury
Oxford - Hereford (Link Dependant)
North Pole Depot
Paddington GWR
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x. 230 training to start soon, for all but top link
Routes:
Paddington - Oxford
Reading - Bedwyn
West Ealing - Greenford
Slough - Windsor
Didcot Parkway - Bristol via box (link dependent)
Swindon - Cardiff via Bristol Parkway (top link only)
Bristol Parkway - Bristol TM (top link only)
Paddington HEX
Traction:
387
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 2/3 - Heathrow Terminal 4
Paddington HSS
Traction:
57,80x
Routes:
Paddington - Swansea plus diversions
Paddington - Exeter plus diversions (including all ways through Bristol)
Gloucester - Cheltenham
Par
Traction:
2+4 HST, 158, 150
Routes
Par-Penzance
Par-Plymouth
Par-Newqauy
Plymouth-Gunnislake
Liskeard-Looe
Truro-Falmouth
St Erth-St Ives
Plymouth GWR
Traction:
150,158, 80x, HST 2+4
Routes:
Plymouth - Taunton
Plymouth - Par
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Liskeard - Looe
Par - Newquay
Taunton - Reading (link dependant)
Plymouth HSS
Traction:
80x, HST 2+4 ,150 , 57 sleepers
08, 220/1 (depot only)
Plymouth - Paddington (via Westbury)
Bristol TM - Paddington
Westbury - Swindon (via Melksham)
Westbury - Bath (via Bradford on Avon)
Newton Abbot - Paignton
Plymouth - Penzance
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Par - Newquay
Penzance GWR
Traction:
80x, 2+4HST, 158, 150
Routes:
Penzance-Plymouth
Plymouth-Exeter SD
St Erth-St Ives
Truro-Falmouth
Penzance HSS
Traction:
57,80x, 2+4HST, 150,
Routes:
Penzance-Plymouth
Plymouth-Exeter SD
St Erth-St Ives
Reading
Traction:
All sign 16x. 387 & 80x are link dependent (some sign one or other, some sign both)
Routes:
Reading - Paddington
Reading - Didcot Parkway
Reading - Newbury
Reading - Basingstoke
Following routes all link dependant, no drivers sign all
Didcot Parkway - Oxford
Didcot - Swindon
Newbury - Bedwyn
Bedwyn - Westbury
Swindon - Westbury (via Melksham)
Reading - Gatwick Airport
Twyford - Henley-on-Thames
Slough - Windsor & Eton Central
Maidenhead - Bourne End/Marlow
Swansea GWR
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Swansea to London via Hullavington
Cardiff - Bridgend via VoG
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol - Swindon via Box
Swansea HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Swansea to London via Hullavington
Swansea - Carmarthen
Carmarthen - Pembroke Dock (seasonal, Summer only, Link dependant)
Cardiff - Bridgend via VoG
Newport - Swindon via Gloucester
Bristol - Swindon via Box
Swindon
Traction:
16x, 387, 80x
Routes:
Paddington - Cardiff Central
Reading - Newbury
Reading - Basingstoke
Maidenhead - Marlow
Twyford - Henley
Westbury
Traction:
158,16x
Routes:
Westbury-Swindon via Melksham
Westbury-Portsmouth Harbour
Westbury-Weymouth
Westbury-Bristol TM
Bristol TM-Cardiff Central
Bristol TM-Weston-Super-Mare
Worcester Shrub Hill GWR
Traction:
16x, 80x
Routes:
Hereford - Worcester
Worcester - Oxford - London Paddington
Worcester - Gloucester - Swindon - London Paddington (currently learning)
Gloucester - Bristol Parkway - Swindon (only signed by some)
Foregate Street - Tunnel Jn - Shrub Hill Triangle
Worcester Shrub Hill HSS
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Hereford- Worcester Shrub Hill- Oxford - Reading ( via Didcot avoider and via Didcot station) - Paddington
Worcester Shrub Hill - Gloucester ( via avoider and station ) - Swindon - Didcot ( including Foxal Junction and Didcot West Curve)
Gloucester - Bristol Parkway
Foregate Street - Tunnel Jn - Shrub Hill Triangle
Bristol Parkway - Swindon via Hullavington
Hull Trains
Hull
Traction:
802
Routes:
Hull - London Kings Cross (including diversions via Goole, Sleaford, Cambridge, Hertford and others)
Hull - Beverley
Hull
Traction:
802
Routes:
Hull - London Kings Cross (including diversions via Goole, Sleaford, Cambridge, Hertford and others)
Hull - Beverley
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I created this thread whilst sat spare in the messroom so I was limited in formatting it by what my phone could do. I'm now sat at a PC at home which means I've been able to fix typos and also try and format it in a an easier to read layout. I thought about breaking it into regions but so many TOCs cross different regions I couldnt work out a simple way of defining them. I couldn't even go down the traditional InterCity/South East/Regional route as there are TOCs like GWR and EMR that tick all three boxes! I've reorganised them to be alphabetical by TOC, and when I get chance I'll organise the depots within the TOC to be alphabetical as well.
