(30 Apr 2026, 2:24 pm)Wybus wrote I wonder how the numbers add up. Their ALX400 is often down in Huddersfield on Transpennine Upgrade rail replacement work, I’ve also seen their fleet in Manchester on Metrolink tram replacements.
The dead running to get to these contracts along with presumably hotels etc must all add up. Do the rail and tram operators pay that well?
According to St. Kemi, on Radio Newcastle, Lincolnshire is near the northeast so Huddersfield is practically local. No dead running at all.