Locomotive Services Group opens new maintenance depot in Carlisle

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Class 37 at the Upperby Depot
Class 37 at the Upperby Depot // Credit: LSG

Locomotive Services Group has added a depot at to supplement its depots at Crewe and Southall for servicing its ever-expanding fleet of locomotives.

37667 was used to test the infrastructure at the depot, which has been 2 years in the making.

The company was formed in August 2017 and has a licence to operate mainline trains throughout the United Kingdom. Its first tour was in March 2018 from Crewe to Kingussie in the Highlands of Scotland.

Rob Sanders LSL Group'Site Manager and Driver,Gordon with 37667 at LSG new Upperby Depot at Carlisle
Rob Sanders LSL Group’Site Manager and Driver Gordon Ogden with 37667 Flopsie at LSG’s new Upperby Depot at Carlisle. // Credit:

Since then, it has built up a fleet of Class 08, Class 37, and Class 47, most of them acquired from Direct Rail Services. It later purchased two Class 55s, with No. D9000 Royal Scots Grey being restored at the company’s Crewe depot, whilst the second, No.D9016 Gordon Highlander, has been cosmetically restored and was transferred to the company’s One:One Collection facility at Margate in Kent.

LSG 37667 - D6851
Locomotive Services Group’ 37667 Flopsie. // Credit: Locomotive Services Group

The company’s fleet of locomotives expanded in August 2018 when it secured preserved Class 40 No. D213 Andania on a three-year lease, followed in 2020 with the purchase of a Class 86, Class 87, two Class 90 electric locomotives and an InterCity 125 set from Porterbrook.

LSG 37667 - D6851 over the pits at Carlisle
Locomotive Services Group’ 37667 Flopsie at the new Upperby depot. // Credit: Locomotive Services Group

Four Class 08 shunting engines, and two Class 20, six Class 37, one Class 40, eight Class 47 are among the classes that call Crewe their home.

A number of rail tours are now operated by the associated company Locomotive Services (TOC) Ltd including and Saphos Tours.

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