Bartie (pictured), currently working for the train manufacturer CAF, will join the team in January 2024.
Bartie has spent 11 years with the train operator from 2011 to 2022, when he held various roles, including depot supervisor, project support manager and contract & performance manager.
Allerton is one of five TrainCare Centres managed by Northern. The others include Neville Hill in West Yorkshire, Newton Heath in Manchester, Hull Botanic Gardens in East Yorkshire and Heaton in Tyne & Wear.
It was rebuilt from a freight train maintenance facility in 2011 and is now home to around 160 Northern colleagues in engineering and train presentation roles.
They are responsible for maintaining around a quarter Northern’s fleet of 360 trains, being the base for their electric Class 319, Class 323, Class 331 and Class 769 trains. The team at Allerton is supported by colleagues in outstations as well as those at Blackpool and Barrow-in-Furness.