Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

duffield said:

While the blockade is on and EMR are running only 1tph instead of 2tph from St. Pancras to Sheffield, I wonder if EMR will be able to strengthen most of their 5 and 7 car services to 2x5, or is there some reason why this won't happen and serious overcrowding will result?

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OxtedL said:

The other 1tph is still running London to Derby, so together with the extra time needed at the Sheffield end there isn't really much stock freed up.

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We wanted to take this opportunity to keep you updated on the significant amount of engineering work which will be affecting train services between Manchester and Sheffield between 16th and 24th March and Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York between 29th March and 7th April.



Due to the volume of work taking place, we’ve tried to include as much information as possible, however for specific journey details we recommend you visit the TransPennine Express planned engineering work webpage Planned Engineering Works | TransPennine Express (tpexpress.co.uk) or check our Journey Check facility: http://www.journeycheck.com/tpexpress/.

• Hope Valley Railway Upgrade - Saturday 16th March to Sunday 24th March:

Engineering work will affect train services that run between Sheffield and Nottingham and between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly. This work is part of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade, a programme of upgrades to remove bottlenecks and increase capacity between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly. During these works, the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade will be delivering the completion and opening of the new platform, footbridge, and lifts at Dore & Totley station. Additionally, the programme will deliver track installation and track drainage work in Dore & Totley, follow up work on the new track at Grindleford, recovery of redundant signalling equipment, and final commissioning of the new signalling system.



To keep people moving during this time, our services between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes will be split into three:

• An hourly shuttle service will run between Doncaster and Cleethorpes. Customers will need to change at Doncaster for onward connections
• A two-hourly service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, diverted via Huddersfield. It will not call at Stockport. Journey times will be increased due to the diversionary route
• A shuttle service will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road. Customers should change at Manchester Oxford Road for onward travel.

There will be a two-hourly rail replacement service which will run directly between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield. These will run in the opposite hour of the train service. The estimated journey time is 98 minutes. Between Monday 18th March until Friday 22nd March, there will be a select amount of rail replacement services which will run between Dore & Totley and Stockport at peak times. The estimated journey time is 80 minutes. There will also be a rail replacement service which will run from Dore & Totley to Sheffield at 08:05 every morning. The estimated journey time is 25 minutes.

• Huddersfield 10-day blockade from Friday 29th March to Sunday 7th April

Network Rail is carrying out major improvement works in Huddersfield as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. During the 10 day blockade, the following works will be delivering:

• Roof canopy work at Huddersfield station
• Mining remediation works at Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe
• The installation of a new bridge deck on Huddersfield Viaduct
• Track work in the Deighton and Mirfield areas

As a result, TransPennine Express will not be able to run through Huddersfield station. Additionally, train services will be diverted on some parts of the network and may be running to an amended timetable, meaning journey times may be extended.



Changes to TPE Services - Friday 29th March to Saturday 30th March, Monday 1st April and Saturday 6th April

• Services that run between Manchester Victoria and Leeds will run to an amended timetable, with journey times extended. These services will be diverted and will not run through Huddersfield, instead calling at Brighouse.
• Services that run between Saltburn and Manchester Airport will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria, additionally calling at Ravensthorpe and Cottingley. Whilst services from Hull will start/terminate at Leeds.
• A local stopping shuttle service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden, with a rail replacement bus service running between Marsden and Huddersfield calling at Slaithwaite. A Huddersfield – York via Castleford replacement bus will also run (limited service).
• Rail replacement buses will operate between Huddersfield – Manchester Airport/Manchester Piccadilly and will also operate Huddersfield – Brighouse and Huddersfield – Mirfield

Changes to TPE Services on Sunday 31th March

• No services will be able to run between Dewsbury and Manchester due to the rail improvement works. As a result, Newcastle services will start/terminate at Leeds and services from Liverpool Lime Street will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria.
• Services from Hull/Saltburn will start/terminate at Dewsbury. Saltburn services will additionally call additionally at Cottingley, Morley and Batley.
• A local stopping shuttle service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden, with a rail replacement bus service running between Marsden and Huddersfield, calling at Slaithwaite.
• Rail replacement buses will run between Huddersfield – Manchester Airport/Manchester Piccadilly and will also operate between Huddersfield – Dewsbury – Leeds.

Changes to TPE Services - Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th April

• Services that run between Manchester Victoria and Leeds will run to an amended timetable, with journey times extended. These services will be diverted and will not run through Huddersfield, instead calling at Brighouse. Services that run between Saltburn and Manchester Airport will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria, additionally calling at Ravensthorpe. Whilst services from Hull will start/terminate at Leeds.
• A shuttle service will run between Dewsbury and Leeds calling at Batley, Morley and Cottingley.
• Rail replacement buses will operate between Huddersfield – Manchester Airport/Manchester Piccadilly and will also operate Huddersfield – Brighouse and Huddersfield – Mirfield. A Huddersfield – York via Castleford replacement bus will also run (limited service)

We hope that this information helps in planning for journeys over the affected period while these investment works are completed. Please use the links provided for further information and to check the status of journeys. If you have any queries, please let us know.

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duffield said:

I wonder how busy the two-hourly diverted Sheffield-Huddersfield-Manchester Piccadilly services will be off-peak (on, say, Monday 18th March)?

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Killingworth said:

When I started this thread back in 2018 I knew it was going to take a long time after all the planning that probably started in the late 1990s, but here we are and it should all be commissioned 2 weeks today. No new pictures as there's probably not going to be much more to show until after the weekend.

TransPennine have just circulated a very comprehensive explanation of the effect the 9 day blockade will have on their services. EMR will be running buses between both Chesterfield and Sheffield to Stockport, Northern from Sheffield to New Mills Central - and also New Town. (I'll be taking my car to Manchester Airport!)

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8stewartt said:

I’ve always wondered at times like this why they don’t run a Sheffield (or derby) to lime street via derby uttoxeter stoke Stockport and EMR just hire route conductors between Stoke and Stockport via Macc. It could be none stop between derby and Stockport apart from maybe Stoke.

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8stewartt said:

I’ve always wondered at times like this why they don’t run a Sheffield (or derby) to lime street via derby uttoxeter stoke Stockport and EMR just hire route conductors between Stoke and Stockport via Macc. It could be none stop between derby and Stockport apart from maybe Stoke.

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Passengers reminded to check before they travel as Hope Valley Railway Upgrade nears completion

Sections of the railway line between Manchester and Sheffield will be closed from Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March as works are carried out to complete the final phase of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.

www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk

Sections of the railway line between Manchester and Sheffield will be closed from Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March as works are carried out to complete the final phase of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.

This work will also affect Sheffield station, with a much smaller number of platforms available only for longer-distance trains to use. Passengers travelling from, to or through Sheffield should also check before they travel.

Upgrades include track installation and drainage work in the Dore & Totley area - the Dore South Curve extension is set to be completed, doubling the number of tracks in and out of the station to the east, whilst work on the new track in Grindleford will also be finalised.

Work will take place to complete the new second platform at Dore & Totley station, which will be linked to the existing platform by an accessible footbridge with lifts once completed. The existing platform has been extended to accommodate longer trains, creating more seats for passengers.

Passengers travelling to and from Dore & Totley between 25 March and 3 April requiring step free access should contact Passenger Assist as alternative arrangements may be required while work on the new lifts is completed.

The current platform at Dore & Totley station will become Platform 2, whilst the new, Manchester-bound platform will become Platform 1. This is to align the new platforms with other stations on the Hope Valley line.

Following the recovery of redundant signalling equipment along the route, final commissioning of the upgraded cutting-edge signalling system will take place, improving the reliability of services and signifying the completion of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.

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Lemmy282 said:

For the last few weeks EMR have been running route learning/familiarisation trains between Chesterfield and Sheffield via Barrow Hill and Woodhouse several times a day.
Cross Country already run services that way a few times a day as part of the normal timetable.

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Passengers travelling to and from Dore & Totley between 25 March and 3 April requiring step free access should contact Passenger Assist as alternative arrangements may be required while work on the new lifts is completed.

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Killingworth said:

At the public inquiry there was a lot of concern about access to and from Dore's new platform if the lift/s are out of order. It took quite a bit of time and there's been concern locally ever since.

Today TRU's news release has the following paragraph towards the bottom.

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Jamesrob637 said:

Why not build a subway with ramps, but only have it open when the lifts are out of order?

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Killingworth said:

At the public inquiry there was a lot of concern about access to and from Dore's new platform if the lift/s are out of order. It took quite a bit of time and there's been concern locally ever since.

Today TRU's news release has the following paragraph towards the bottom.

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Killingworth said:

Impractical (space and close to River Sheaf that can flood) but a workable possibilty was suggested that could have been available and helpful for all at all times but was turned down on costs.

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Geeves said:

I would imagine in the future (if the problem isn't known about in advance) they would have to be carried to Stockport and assisted back to Sheffield from there. Quite the adventure!

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edwin_m said:

Most of the trains calling at Dore don't go to Stockport. I guess they'd be able to cross the island platform at Chinley for a train back.

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Nottingham59 said:

Couldn't they just run a fenced footpath alongside the MML passing under Twentywell Lane bridge to access the footway on the far side? Or was that the solution that was turned down?

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pokemonsuper9 said:

I think you're overthinking this, Grindleford is step-free.

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pokemonsuper9 said:

I think you're overthinking this, Grindleford is step-free.

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Winthorpe said:

Surely the solution should be to contact Passenger Assist who will arrange a taxi to Sheffield. It's a short road journey.

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edwin_m said:

The platform that needs the lifts will be the one for journeys from Sheffield. So there is a risk of somebody being stuck on the train to a later station, or worse still alighting and being unable to get off the platform.

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GardenRail said:

And so it begins.....

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Sheffcaster202 said:

Was just about to post this little message after seeing it this morning!

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