jonesy3001
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Is there anything happening on the leeds to york section, seems to have gone quiet.
The south side of Neville Hill depot has been cleared, and I believe there are earthworks ongoing.Is there anything happening on the leeds to york section, seems to have gone quiet.
How come the whole south side had to be cleared?The south side of Neville Hill depot has been cleared, and I believe there are earthworks ongoing.
How come the whole south side had to be cleared?
It’s an Access for All scheme according to NR’s 2022 PR:Are the new lifts at Selby part of the TPRU project or more an Access for All one? They look to be nearly finished.
The scheme, which is being delivered as part of the Government’s Access for All initiative, launched last week when a compound was constructed at the site. The main part of the work will begin in the coming weeks and will bring a much more modern station to the Yorkshire town, in line with the station’s growth in passenger numbers over recent years
Very frustrating - probably wont happen in my lifetime now.The timescales seem to get ever longer.
In this scheme that is not a huge disappointment to be honest.In #7771 I quoted RAIL magazine saying Colton to Church Fenton should be energised in July, but this feature says it will not be linked up with the ECML wiring at Colton until Christmas.
Good - great news more freight by rail.DfT has set a target for an additional 15 freight paths a day. "We are working to develop infrastructure and timetabling to support this aspiration."
Mainly good I suppose -but again, changes to scope cost time and money.The route is to be gauge cleared to W12. This will require four structural interventions: track lowering in Stalybridge and Scout tunnels, alterations to Katherine Street tunnel between Ashton and Stalybridge, and Wright's overbridge north of Mossley. Gauge clearance will not be complete until the early 2030s. "We can't do these any earlier as we've used up all our engineering access to carry out the works at Huddersfield."
...This has allowed procurement of 29 five-car trains for TPE to be brouught within the TRU budget. There will be two more PBC submissions in the coming years.
There is a perennial obsession with governments setting targets and then going completely AWOL. It is a really bad move to just declare 'we need x paths' without any thought to the strategic delivery of the overall rail system for the country. Where are these paths between? What cargo are they carrying? Is the demand sustainable to justify long-term investment? Do FOCs have the necessary resources to run these services? and so on...DfT has set a target for an additional 15 freight paths a day. "We are working to develop infrastructure and timetabling to support this aspiration."
Is this another scope change, did people not realise what was involved, or is it simply a case that the jobs are just too big? Given clearances for electrification come very close to the required W12 clearances I'm slightly surprised additional works are needed, and that they will take 6-10 years to deliver.The route is to be gauge cleared to W12.[...] Gauge clearance will not be complete until the early 2030s. "We can't do these any earlier as we've used up all our engineering access to carry out the works at Huddersfield."
To me the biggest frustration of all - and not just in connection with railways.There is a perennial obsession with governments setting targets and then going completely AWOL.
assengers at Garforth station can look forward to soon being able to have a safe, step-free route between platforms for the first time as installation of a new accessible bridge reaches a major milestone.
Engineers craned in the deck of the bridge under cover of darkness to connect the two already installed lift shafts to each other. At the same time, the additional link span which connects the station to Aberford Road was also installed, maintaining the previous entrance to platform 1.
The stations’ ‘Beacon’ bridge, so-called due to the striking design of its two lift shafts, is the first of its kind in the UK and will give rail passengers a safe, step-free option at the station for the first time.
The £6m project, part of the UK Government’s Access for All scheme, started in May 2023. The footbridge is expected to be open to passengers by the end of June, making the experience of passengers at the station better.
Additional work to allow the lifts to open can only be carried out following the removal of the temporary footbridge. This work is expected to be completed by the end of August.
While the work is being finished, alternative routes between the platforms continue to be clearly signposted.
Correct. The main lines will curve right round to significantly increase the line speed.I might be remembering wrong Harvey but I believe the plan is to smooth out the curves on the mainline outside the depot increasing line speed, at the same time the depot will be remodeled
We are meant to have decarbonised the whole of the UK 10 years after TRU is delivered.
It mentions the east and west "alliances" that are working on the project. In describing the territory covered by the east alliance it mentions Selby. I assume this is a hangover from the distant days when Micklefield to Selby was in the project. There is nothing to suggest it has been brought back in. ("Network North", the HS2 replacement ragbag, is supposed to include electrification to Hull but this is not mentioned in the feature, and who know when or whether it will happen?)
I'd imagine that by the point that Leeds to Micklefield is electrified, the current Northern fleet out to tender may begin to be delivered (2029 is the date mentioned), which would probably be bi-mode and have EMU-style performance when running on electric.My other thought is whether delivering the journey time for Leeds to York requires not only the Leeds - York stopper to be an EMU but also for the Leeds - Selby stopper to be an EMU (currently running as Halifax - Hull but no reason why that couldn't be changed, especially if the Hull - Halifax continued but didn't call all stops with an additional EMU).
AIUI yes, Hambleton will be powering west.My only thought on this is whether the Garforth corridor is intended to be powered from the new Hambleton feeder? Perhaps the folly of the Great Extension Lead will see the wires go further than Micklefield?
My other thought is whether delivering the journey time for Leeds to York requires not only the Leeds - York stopper to be an EMU but also for the Leeds - Selby stopper to be an EMU (currently running as Halifax - Hull but no reason why that couldn't be changed, especially if the Hull - Halifax continued but didn't call all stops with an additional EMU).
They have indeed started piling! A sporadic amount was done over Xmas 2023 while the line was shut, ostensibly for the Barkston Ash bridge replacement which ultimately got canned due to the high winds at the time. Piles begin SW of Barkston Ash bridge and continue SW towards Huddlestone Grange, mainly on the Up side.Did I see that they had started putting the bases in for OLE between Micklefield Jn and Church Fenton the other day while on the train, or were my eyes deceiving me?
Phew, glad I wasn't hallucinating.They have indeed started piling! A sporadic amount was done over Xmas 2023 while the line was shut, ostensibly for the Barkston Ash bridge replacement which ultimately got canned due to the high winds at the time. Piles begin SW of Barkston Ash bridge and continue SW towards Huddlestone Grange, mainly on the Up side.
Construction of new LOC suites on the Down side, new troughs on the Down side and what looks to be an elevated cable trunking route on the Up side are all developments of late.
Will that be via Church Fenton or via an extension lead to Micklefield?AIUI yes, Hambleton will be powering west.
AIUI, via Colton Jn & Church Fenton. Both Micklefield and Church Fenton are expected to get new TSCs too, as previously discussed.Will that be via Church Fenton or via an extension lead to Micklefield?
How long ago was not so long ago? On Google Streetview you can see them from the road at a range of dates from 2009 to June 2023. They look quite low and not changed in that time.Im pretty sure the road bridge parapets were raised not so long ago.