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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    New mast base piles have appeared in the Chew Moor area towards lostock junction and platform work is almost finished at Hindley
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    I took a trip from manchester Picc to Stalybridge today and not only was the sun shining but the glare from the new contact wire now completed at guide bridge was a welcome sight so now it's live both from guide bridge and victoria to stalybridge
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    further to wrinkley's report the old bridge deck and also the support girders have been removed to enable new bridge to be installed on a run out today to Wigan from Bolton I noticed that more mast base piles had been put in between westhoughton golf club and crow nest junction I counted 33 on...
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    Merseyrail Class 777 introduction updates

    Points could be moved over by hand and signal passed at danger to next signal
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    went from Man picc to Huddersfield via Stalybridge today and there is still a gap in Wires at guide bridge junction
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    travelled between Bolton and Wigan this morning and noticed that Mast base piles have now reached Hindley Station from Wigan, but without without a plan unable to tell if any are missing meamwhile alterations to chulsey gate lane bridge in Chew moor progress slowley
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    went into wigan from bolton this morning and counted at least 20 new piles/bases from the junction towards ince and more ground investigation squares on the way to crow nest junction
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    some new piles have been put in outside wigan north west station and what look like ground survey squares have been cleared on the way to hindley but are now begining to be overgrown again
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    Six railway stations set to benefit from new Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester partnership

    lets hope when they do Salford Crescent that they put the roof on over the stairs and bridge that was missed off when they did them in the first place
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    Went to Stalybridge from Man Vic this morning and it is wired all the way to just short of the crossover before the station area the last wire length at staly end in nice new copper and also saw that the guide bridge line is also wired for one wire length from again just short of the crossover...
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    On trip into Wigan this morning I noted that Jack lane bridge has now got deck beams in place so progress at last
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    Wired both lines all the way from Manchester Victoria to past Clayton Bridge Level Crossing (Berry Brow)
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    Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please

    Went past on train to Wigan yesterday and noted golf club bridge now has new concrete abutment tops with bridge side walls and deck beams all in place Jack lane bridge has all but deck beams in place, which were unloaded from the train and at the side of the track
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    I was out on the train yesterday and noted that there is OH contact wire now from the old victoria end all the way to just past the level crossing at Clayton bridge and also noted a section with just new catenary wire with droppers on the way to ashton so progress is being made
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    I was out on the train today Manchester Victoria to Stalybridge and return and noticed brand new wires on both the up and down slow lines (ashton line)between the end of existing wires collyhurst tunnel and victoria side of the old line to oldham road goods at collyhurst sidings contact wire and...

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