To what areas did the new Class 185 diesel trains regularly run from the York Leeman Road depot?
York Leeman Road depot The York Leeman Road railway depot, in York is a passenger multiple unit depot built in the mid 2000s to service new Class 185 diesel multiple units ordered by First TransPennine Express for use on their new franchise.
Liverpool–Manchester lines There were once four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England. There are now only two remaining direct railway routes between the two cities. One line, the now northern route, is fully electric and the other, the southern route, is a diesel only line. A third line which is further north has been split with the western section electric and the eastern section diesel operation, requiring a passenger change between the two cities. The fourth route, the most southerly, is largely abandoned east of Warrington with the remaining section mostly catering for freight trains. The remaining two direct routes are: