(29 Oct 2016, 10:07 pm)Andreos1 wrote Didn't know about Sheffield. But there is Reading too where they change direction.
Reading is more of a reversing point rather than turn the set around.
(29 Oct 2016, 10:08 pm)northern156 wrote Both AXC and TPE can do so in various other places in UK as well.
Indeed, Leeds is another location where the train heading North can depart Southbound and head via Castleford and Sherburn in Elmet to regain normal route, happened to me once before on Transpennine though was more down to Engineering work than operational requirement.
This other locations are...
Manchester area (TPE)
Chesterfield to Derby (AXC) if the driver has route knowledge of the Erewash Valley Line, though in most cases they usually do it at Sheffield where if a set arrives from the North, it departs Northbound along the line towards Woodhouse before taking the normally Freight Line to Chesterfield.
This AXC can do reversals around the Bristol and Gloucester areas too if urgently needed.
To be honest most AXC set turnarounds are done at either Birmingham so that the set is the right way for the depot near Burton, or at Newcastle because it's easier to get the Path to turn the train and not delay it too much by sending it over the bridges than struggle to get a path to turn the set at the already crowded New Street Station.