Rolling stock stabling outside York

[Bayum]

On my way to London, and heading out of York were a number of trains stabled. Unfortunately, I didn’t get chance to see what they were as I don’t have a window seat.
Which TOCs normally sit their stock down here? Are they usually stabled for longer periods, rather than to free up space in the station platforms?

 

[YorkRailFan]

EMR used to stable a single 222 there. TPE tends to have a 802 parked out there. LNER used to have IC 225s out there. Don't think NT or XC parks their trains there (GC obviously doesn't), tends to get used by freight operators.

 

[50002Superb]

When does an EMR 222 go to York?

 

[Bayum]

When does an EMR 222 go to York?

They said ‘used to’. Summer Saturdays, EMT had a service to Scarborough.

 

[YorkRailFan]

They said ‘used to’. Summer Saturdays, EMT had a service to Scarborough.

Ended in 2020 so EMR did briefly operate it.

 

[50002Superb]

They said ‘used to’. Summer Saturdays, EMT had a service to Scarborough.

Sure but the original question wasn’t asking about what used to happen.

 

[DanNCL]

Unsure about during the day, overnight though I don’t believe any passenger stock is booked to stable in the sidings south of York station.
Plenty of freight stops in those sidings, both regular and STP workings.

Northern stable various DMUs overnight in the station and LNER stables a 225 set overnight in the station too. TPE stable 185s in the depot just North of the station whilst the 802s go to Doncaster Carr. XC use Crofton primarily, ECS workings have also previously gone to Tyne Yard from York.

 

[dmncf]

For many years there were Freightliner Heavy Haul bogie hopper wagons stored in sidings south of York, but I notice these left a few months ago. What's the proper name for these sidings? Holgate Sidings?
I'm impressed that these sidings are electrified; impressed that this was included as part of the scope of the ECML electrification.

 

[zwk500]

For many years there were Freightliner Heavy Haul bogie hopper wagons stored in sidings south of York, but I notice these left a few months ago. What's the proper name for these sidings? Holgate Sidings?
I'm impressed that these sidings are electrified; impressed that this was included as part of the scope of the ECML electrification.

These are indeed Holgate sidings.

 

[dan4291]

Whenever I'm driving past I almost always see a test train stabled there, usually 37 plus DBSO or top-and-tail 37s. Holgate sidings are also used in times of disruption to stable stock that has had to terminate at York, normally TPE and Northern or even Lumo on very rare occasions!

 

[Bayum]

It looked suspiciously like a TPE or Northern livery. Now I know the names of the sidings, I’ll see if I can find it on RTT.

 

[800001]

It looked suspiciously like a TPE or Northern livery. Now I know the names of the sidings, I’ll see if I can find it on RTT.

If it’s Holgate loop and Holgate Sidings immediately south of the station, no passenger stock is booked to stable there.
As others have mentioned TPE and Northern may have a set there during day at times of disruption rather than blocking a platform, or it is there for a few minutes while they shunt between platforms.

LNER stable 1 set overnight in station, in extreme cases of disruption they may have a set in Holgate Loop, there crews don’t sign Holgate Sidings.

 

[spyinthesky]

I’m sure I have seen rail tour stock there a few times.

 

[JD2168]

Where does the Cross Country services that terminate at York stay overnight?

 

[CAF397]

Where does the Cross Country services that terminate at York stay overnight?

Cross Country have just started using the Northern Holbeck depot (outside Leeds on the "Midland" Lines)

 

[800001]

Where does the Cross Country services that terminate at York stay overnight?

They go ECS to Crofton depot near Wakefield.

 

[dan4291]

I’m sure I have seen rail tour stock there a few times.

Yes railtour stock is stabled there quite a lot aswell.

 

[Viper]

Whenever I'm driving past I almost always see a test train stabled there, usually 37 plus DBSO or top-and-tail 37s. Holgate sidings are also used in times of disruption to stable stock that has had to terminate at York, normally TPE and Northern or even Lumo on very rare occasions!

Lumo went there earlier this week actually (or last week, can't remember exactly) when there was a fatality north of York.