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156447 ex-works at Derby 29.June.2006

156447 ex-works at Derby 29 June 2006.

Photo: David Burrell

The twenty (non-SPT) First ScotRail sets, which operate primarily on the West Highland Line, have had a 'refreshment' in a two stage programme during 2006 and 2007 at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane works.

The C5 'unclassified work', which included a full repaint into First Livery, is cosmetic as the units had visited Alstom's Train Renovation Centre in Glasgow for C6 body overhauls in the previous two years.
 
interior of 57492, June 2006

In the first stage of work, lighting gondolas and glass overhead luggage racks were fitted, similar to those in SPT units.

Table tops were renewed and there is now lilac wall cloth on the saloon ends and under the windows.

The purple seat covers and carpets fitted in 2000 were retained.

 
interior of 52450, Feb 2007

The second stage in 2007 included further interior work:

The interior has been given a full repaint, seat shells have been renewed, and the seat covers and carpet are now in First group colours.

  interior of 52450, Feb 2007

At the toilet end of the 52-car, two seats and a large table have been removed to create a dedicated wheelchair space which has its own table.



Stage 1 (exterior repaint)
Unit To Derby Returned
156.446 06.Apr.06 24.May.06
156.492 05.May.06 05.Jne.06
156.458 25.May.06 19.Jne.06
156.447 06.Jun.06 29.Jne.06
156.496 20.Jun.06 10.Jly.06
156.457 30.Jun.06 18.Jly.06
156.453 11.Jul.06 28.Jly.06
156.478 19.Jul.06 15.Aug.06
156.449 07.Aug.06 24.Aug.06
156.499 16.Aug.06 05.Sep.06
156.462 25.Aug.06 14.Sep.06
156.456 06.Sep.06 25.Sep.06
156.477 15.Sep.06 04.Oct.06
156.476 26.Sep.06 13.Oct.06
156.467 05.Oct.06 24.Oct.06
156.493 16.Oct.06 02.Nov.06
156.465 25.Oct.06 13.Nov.06
156.474 03.Nov.06 21.Nov.06
156.485 14.Nov.06 05.Dec.06
156.450 23.Nov.06 13.Feb.07
   
Stage 2 (interior retrim)
Unit To Derby Returned
156.450 23.Nov.06 13.Feb.07
156.446 02.Jan.07 27.Feb.07
156.492 21.Feb.07 20.Mar.07
156.458 28.Feb.07 30.Mar.07
156.447 21.Mar.07 19.Apr.07
156.465 02.Apr.07 03.May.07
156.457 20.Apr.07 18.May.07
156.462 04.May.07 01.Jun.07
156.478 21.May.07 18.Jun.07
156.449 04.Jun.07 29.Jun.07
156.499 19.Jun.07 13.Jul.07
156.493 02.Jul.07 27.Jul.07
156.456 16.Jul.07 17.Aug.07
156.467 06.Aug.07 31.Aug.07
156.476 20.Aug.07 13.Sep.07
156.477 03.Sep.07 27.Sep.07
156.453 14.Sep.07 09.Oct.07
156.496 28.Sep.07 23.Oct.07
156.474 10.Oct.07 01.Nov.07
156.485 24.Oct.07 16.Nov.07

Two units were down at Derby at a time, and the work usually took 13 working days.

When a refreshed unit returned to Corkerhill, another unit went south, usually the next day.


156446 at Rutherglen 24.May.2006

156446, which already carried First Livery, was the first to be sent to Derby in April.

Returning to Corkerhill 156.446 passes Rutherglen, 24 May 2006.

The missing 'willow leaf' upsweeps were added at Corkerhill, 7 days later.

Photo: David Kirkwood


156492 at Leyland 05.May.2006

156492, in ScotRail Livery, was the second unit to be sent to south.

Heading for Derby, 156.492 passes a class 175 unit at Leyland station, near Preston on 05 May 2006.

Photo: David Clark

 
156.492 at Glasgow Central 17.June.2006

Back on home territory after repaint, 156.492 arrives at Glasgow Central, with a service from Barrhead. 17.June.2006

Schedules for 5Z51 / 5Z52

The stock moves between Corkerhill Depot and Derby Litchurch Lane Works travelled via the West Coast Main Line, and were operated by Freightliner, with drivers based at Mossend and Crewe.

The times below are illustrative; the schedules varied each day the train ran.

5Z51 (runs as required)
Corkerhill Depot
dep. 09:26
Shields Jn.
09:31
Terminus Jn.
09:33
Larkfield Jn.
09:35
Rutherglen East Jn.
09:39
Uddingston Jn.
09:45
Mossend West Jn.
09:49
Holytown Jn.
09:51
Law Jn.
10:02
Carstairs
10:16 - 10:38
Beattock Summit
10:58
Lockerbie
11:17
Gretna Jn.
11:31
Carlisle
11:40 -11:43
Penrith
12:02
Tebay
12:24
Oxenholme
12:34
Carnforth North Jn.
12:47
Lancaster
12:52
Preston
13:16 - 13:19
Euxton Jn.
13:29
Wigan North Western
13:45
Warrington Bank Quay
13:58
Winsford S.B.
14:14
Crewe
14:26 - 14:42
Kidsgrove
15:00
Stoke-on-Trent
15:09
Uttoxeter
15:29
Stenson Jn.
15:48
Derby L&NW Jn.
15:55
Derby
16:14 - 16:19
Derby Litchurch Lane
arr. 16:24
   
5Z52 (runs as required)
Derby Litchurch Lane
dep. 09:43
Derby
09:48 - 09:58
Derby L&NW Jn.
10:02
Stenson Jn.
10:07
Uttoxeter
10:20
Stoke-on-Trent
10:47
Kidsgrove
10:54
Crewe
11:10 - 11:14
Winsford S.B.
11:25
Warrington Bank Quay
11:41
Springs Branch Jn.
11:59 - 12:03
Wigan North Western
12:07
Euxton Jn.
12:18
Preston
12:38 - 12:50
Lancaster
13:09
Carnforth North Jn.
13:15
Oxenholme
13:27
Tebay
13:40
Penrith
13:58
Carlisle
14:16 - 14:18
Gretna Jn.
14:27
Lockerbie
14:40
Beattock Summit
15:00
Carstairs
15:22
Law Jn.
15:30
Motherwell
15:34
Uddingston
15:38
Rutherglen East Jn.
15:45
Larkfield Jn.
15:52
Terminus Jn.
15:54
Shields Jn.
15:58
Corkerhill Depot
arr. 16:06