Northern has announced that they will be officially opening a brand new train in depot in Wigan today (Friday 7th February 2020).
The new depot is thanks to a multi-million-pound investment by the Department for Transport.
With the investment, Network Rail has been able to construct a new train depot next to an existing freight train yard at Springs Branch in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Located just off the West Coast mainline, the depot provides additional space for Northern to stable and maintain 24 electric and 8 diesel trains overnight.
The facility has also created nearly 20 new jobs.
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A new depot for Class 319, Class 331, Class 195, Class 769 and Class 158 Northern trains. And new jobs created.
Better start getting HD cameras penny pinching northern and body cams too