With Southeastern aiming to introduce new trains for step free access, some of the redundant Electrostars can be cascaded to West Yorkshire to replace the obsolete diesels, with the accelerated rollout of electrification south of Bradford.
The Shipley Depot will become even more important as the Wharfedale and Airedale heavy rail metro is expanded to the whole of West Yorkshire with the proposed through line between Shipley, Halifax and Huddersfield via Bradford.
With Southeastern aiming to introduce new trains for step free access, some of the redundant Electrostars can be cascaded to West Yorkshire to replace the obsolete diesels, with the accelerated rollout of electrification south of Bradford.
The Shipley Depot will become even more important as the Wharfedale and Airedale heavy rail metro is expanded to the whole of West Yorkshire with the proposed through line between Shipley, Halifax and Huddersfield via Bradford.