Justin Smith
Member
I was doing a bit of research on British electrification OHL dates (mainly 25kV) so I would have all the info in the same place (and could put it in my Cobbs atlas).
If this has been done before and put on the internet I couldn't find it ( ! ) so I thought it might be useful, but, also, are there any errors in this ?
I have put it all on a colour coded database (different colours for WCML, MML, ECML etc) which I will put on once any errors have been pointed out.
Updated version (26 Sept 23) :
The original (colour coded for the main schemes) XLR Works database is on Dropbox, and a colour version to print out on two sheets of (landscape) A4 is on this post.
1908 Lancaster Green Ayre to Morecambe Midland 6.6kV 25Hz, conv to 50Hz 1953, closed 1966
1915 Shildon to Newport NER 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1935
1930 Manchester London Rd (= Piccadilly) to Altrincham MSJ&AR 1.5kV DC to 25kV in 1971 to 750V DC (tram) in 1992
1949 Liverpool St to Shenfield GE 1.5kV DC to 6.25kV AC in 1960 to 25kV in 1976/80
1952 Wath to Dunford Bridge MSW 1.5kV DC, closed 1981 exc Barnsley J. to Penistone
1954 Manchester to Dunford Bridge & Penistone to Victoria MSW 1.5kV DC (to 25kV AC to Hadfield 1983, rest closed 1981)
1955 Victoria to Rotherwood MSW 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1981
1956 Shenfield to Chelmsford & Southend Victoria GE + branch 1.5kV DC to 6.25kV AC in 1960 to 25kV in 1979
1958 Slade Jct to Wilmslow (Styal line) WCML (test scheme) First 25kV electrification in the UK
1959 Colchester to Clacton & Walton GE branch
1960 Airdrie to Helensburgh, incl Westerton loop, Milngavie & Balloch Pier Glasgow (N) Clyde Line to Balloch Pier shortened to Balloch in 1986
1960 Bellgrove to Springburn Glasgow (N) Clyde
1960 Crewe to Manchester WCML
1960 Liverpool St to B Stortford, Hertford E, Enfield & Chingford (via 7 Sisters) West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1961 Fenchurch St to Southend Central (via Laindon + via Tilbury loop) LT&S
1962 Crewe to Liverpool WCML
1962 Cathcart Circle, Neilston branch, Newton to Motherwell Glasgow (S) Cathcart
1962 Southend to Shoeburyness LT&S
1963 Crewe to Lichfield WCML
1962 Chelmsford to Colchester GE Completes Liverpool St to Clacton & Walton
1964 Lichfield to Rugby WCML
1965 Woodburn Jct to Tinsley MSW 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1981
1965 Euston to Rugby (incl Northampton) + Cheadle Hulme to Macclesfield WCML
1966 Rugby > B/ham > Wolverhampton > Stafford (incl Bescot & Walsall) WCML Completes Euston to B/ham, Manchester & Liverpool
1966 Colwich > Stoke > Macclesfield WCML
1967 Glasgow C. to Paisley G St, Gourock, Port Glasgow & Wemyss B. Glasgow (W) Inverclyde
1969 Coppermill Jct to Cheshunt (via Tottenham Hale) West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1973 Weaver Junc to Preston WCML
1974 Preston to Glasgow, incl Lanark branch WCML Completes Euston to Glasgow
1974 Hamilton loop (to Motherwell) Glasgow (SE) Hamilton
1975 Larkfield Junc to Shields Junc etc (non passenger) Glasgow (S)
1976 Drayton Park to Welwyn and Hertford North ECML Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1977 Braintree to Witham GE branch
1977 Kings X to Finsbury Park + Welwyn to Royston (via Hitchin) ECML & loop Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1979 Hertford N to Stevenage ECML loop
1979 Rutherglen to Finneston Junc (Partick) via Glasgow Central LL Glasgow (N) Clyde
1981 Stockport to Hazel Grove MSJ&AR ext
1983 St Pancras to Bedford + Dock Jct to Moorgate MML Dock Jct to Moorgate closed 2009
1984 Shields Jct to Corkerhill depot (extended to Paisley Canal 2012) Glasgow (SW) Ayrshire
1985 Colchester to Ipswich GE
1986 Manningtree to Harwich GE branch
1986 Wickford to Southminster & Romford to Upminster GE branch
1986 Paisley G St to Ayr & Ardrossan Glasgow (SW) Ayrshire
1987 Hitchin to Peterborough ECML
1987 Bishops Stortford to Cambridge West Anglia
1987 Ipswich to Norwich GE Completes Liverpool St to Norwich
1987 Ardrossan to Ardrossan Harbour & Largs Glasgow (W) Ayrshire
1988 St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction Abbey line
1988 Camden to Stratford North London Completed in stages from 1986 to 1988
1988 Royston to Shepreth Jct ECML branch Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1989 Peterborough to York & Leeds ECML
1989 Airdrie to Drumgelloch (line reopened, extended to Haymarket 2010) Glasgow (N) Clyde
1989 Stratford to Copper Mill Jct West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1990 Stansted Jcts to Stanstead Airport West Anglia
1990 York to Newcastle ECML
1991 Newcastle to Edinburgh (incl N. Berwick line) + Edinburgh to Carstairs ECML Completes KX to Edinburgh then Glasgow
1992 Cambridge to Kings Lynn West Anglia Completes KX to Kings Lynn
1993 Lichfield TV to Redditch B/Ham cross city
1993 Manchester Airport spur WCML branch
1994 Leeds to Skipton W Yorks (Airedale)
1994 Shipley to Bradford Foster Square W Yorks (Airedale)
1995 Ilkley branch W Yorks (Wharfdale)
1996 Camden to Acton Central North London
1998 Paddington to Heathrow GWML
2003 Crewe to Kidsgrove WCML diversionary
2003 Channel tunnel to Southfleet Jct HS1
2005 Haughhead Jn to Larkhall (line reopened) Glasgow (SE) Hamilton
2007 Southfleet Jct to St Pancras HS1
2010 Haymarket to Drumgelloch (incl Bathgate to Airdrie reopened) E/B > Bathgate > G.
2012 Corkerhill (depot) to Paisley Canal Scotland (Ayrshire C.)
2013 Castlefield Jct to Newton le Willows NW Electrification
2014 Springburn to Cumbernauld (extended to Polmont Jct 2018) Scotland (NE Glasgow)
2014 Rutherglen to Whifflet Scotland (E Glasgow)
2015 Newton le W. to Edge Hill + Huyton to Wigan + Victoria to Ordsall Lane J. NW Electrification Completes Victoria to Liverpool (via Rainhill)
2016 Didcot to Reading GWML
2017 Heathrow Jct to Reading GWML
2017 Glasgow Queen St > Falkirk High > Newbridge Jct Main Glasgow to E/B line
2018 Gospel Oak to Barking Goblin line
2018 Didcot to Bristol Parkway & Reading to Newbury GWML
2018 Preston to Blackpool WCML branch
2018 Cumbernauld > Falkirk Grahamston > Polmont Jct Scotland central belt
2018 Carmuirs Jcts (Falkirk) > Stirling > Dunblane > Alloa Scotland
2018 Barnt Green to Bromsgrove B/Ham cross city
2019 Windsor Bridge Jct to Euxton Jct (via Bolton) NW Electrification Completes Manchester to Preston (via Bolton)
2019 Walsall to Rugeley B/Ham Chase line
2019 Holytown > Shotts > Midcalder Jct 4th G. to EB line
2019 Wootton Basset Jct to Chippenham GWML Not to Bath or Temple Meads
2019 Bristol Parkway to Cardiff (Severn tunnel 2020) GWML
2020 Bedford to Corby (St Pancras to Bedford 1983) MML
2022 Riverside Jct to Barking Riverside Riverside branch
2022 Westbourne Prk Jct to Abbeywood & Pudding Mill Lane Jct Crossrail Via Paddington
2023 Cardiff to Radyr (via Waun-gron Park) Welsh Vallys
2023 Muirhouse Jct (Glasgow) to Barrhead Scotland (SW Glasgow)
If this has been done before and put on the internet I couldn't find it ( ! ) so I thought it might be useful, but, also, are there any errors in this ?
I have put it all on a colour coded database (different colours for WCML, MML, ECML etc) which I will put on once any errors have been pointed out.
Updated version (26 Sept 23) :
The original (colour coded for the main schemes) XLR Works database is on Dropbox, and a colour version to print out on two sheets of (landscape) A4 is on this post.
1908 Lancaster Green Ayre to Morecambe Midland 6.6kV 25Hz, conv to 50Hz 1953, closed 1966
1915 Shildon to Newport NER 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1935
1930 Manchester London Rd (= Piccadilly) to Altrincham MSJ&AR 1.5kV DC to 25kV in 1971 to 750V DC (tram) in 1992
1949 Liverpool St to Shenfield GE 1.5kV DC to 6.25kV AC in 1960 to 25kV in 1976/80
1952 Wath to Dunford Bridge MSW 1.5kV DC, closed 1981 exc Barnsley J. to Penistone
1954 Manchester to Dunford Bridge & Penistone to Victoria MSW 1.5kV DC (to 25kV AC to Hadfield 1983, rest closed 1981)
1955 Victoria to Rotherwood MSW 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1981
1956 Shenfield to Chelmsford & Southend Victoria GE + branch 1.5kV DC to 6.25kV AC in 1960 to 25kV in 1979
1958 Slade Jct to Wilmslow (Styal line) WCML (test scheme) First 25kV electrification in the UK
1959 Colchester to Clacton & Walton GE branch
1960 Airdrie to Helensburgh, incl Westerton loop, Milngavie & Balloch Pier Glasgow (N) Clyde Line to Balloch Pier shortened to Balloch in 1986
1960 Bellgrove to Springburn Glasgow (N) Clyde
1960 Crewe to Manchester WCML
1960 Liverpool St to B Stortford, Hertford E, Enfield & Chingford (via 7 Sisters) West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1961 Fenchurch St to Southend Central (via Laindon + via Tilbury loop) LT&S
1962 Crewe to Liverpool WCML
1962 Cathcart Circle, Neilston branch, Newton to Motherwell Glasgow (S) Cathcart
1962 Southend to Shoeburyness LT&S
1963 Crewe to Lichfield WCML
1962 Chelmsford to Colchester GE Completes Liverpool St to Clacton & Walton
1964 Lichfield to Rugby WCML
1965 Woodburn Jct to Tinsley MSW 1.5kV DC, de-electrified 1981
1965 Euston to Rugby (incl Northampton) + Cheadle Hulme to Macclesfield WCML
1966 Rugby > B/ham > Wolverhampton > Stafford (incl Bescot & Walsall) WCML Completes Euston to B/ham, Manchester & Liverpool
1966 Colwich > Stoke > Macclesfield WCML
1967 Glasgow C. to Paisley G St, Gourock, Port Glasgow & Wemyss B. Glasgow (W) Inverclyde
1969 Coppermill Jct to Cheshunt (via Tottenham Hale) West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1973 Weaver Junc to Preston WCML
1974 Preston to Glasgow, incl Lanark branch WCML Completes Euston to Glasgow
1974 Hamilton loop (to Motherwell) Glasgow (SE) Hamilton
1975 Larkfield Junc to Shields Junc etc (non passenger) Glasgow (S)
1976 Drayton Park to Welwyn and Hertford North ECML Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1977 Braintree to Witham GE branch
1977 Kings X to Finsbury Park + Welwyn to Royston (via Hitchin) ECML & loop Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1979 Hertford N to Stevenage ECML loop
1979 Rutherglen to Finneston Junc (Partick) via Glasgow Central LL Glasgow (N) Clyde
1981 Stockport to Hazel Grove MSJ&AR ext
1983 St Pancras to Bedford + Dock Jct to Moorgate MML Dock Jct to Moorgate closed 2009
1984 Shields Jct to Corkerhill depot (extended to Paisley Canal 2012) Glasgow (SW) Ayrshire
1985 Colchester to Ipswich GE
1986 Manningtree to Harwich GE branch
1986 Wickford to Southminster & Romford to Upminster GE branch
1986 Paisley G St to Ayr & Ardrossan Glasgow (SW) Ayrshire
1987 Hitchin to Peterborough ECML
1987 Bishops Stortford to Cambridge West Anglia
1987 Ipswich to Norwich GE Completes Liverpool St to Norwich
1987 Ardrossan to Ardrossan Harbour & Largs Glasgow (W) Ayrshire
1988 St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction Abbey line
1988 Camden to Stratford North London Completed in stages from 1986 to 1988
1988 Royston to Shepreth Jct ECML branch Also part of KX to Cambridge & Kings Lynn
1989 Peterborough to York & Leeds ECML
1989 Airdrie to Drumgelloch (line reopened, extended to Haymarket 2010) Glasgow (N) Clyde
1989 Stratford to Copper Mill Jct West Anglia Lea Valley lines
1990 Stansted Jcts to Stanstead Airport West Anglia
1990 York to Newcastle ECML
1991 Newcastle to Edinburgh (incl N. Berwick line) + Edinburgh to Carstairs ECML Completes KX to Edinburgh then Glasgow
1992 Cambridge to Kings Lynn West Anglia Completes KX to Kings Lynn
1993 Lichfield TV to Redditch B/Ham cross city
1993 Manchester Airport spur WCML branch
1994 Leeds to Skipton W Yorks (Airedale)
1994 Shipley to Bradford Foster Square W Yorks (Airedale)
1995 Ilkley branch W Yorks (Wharfdale)
1996 Camden to Acton Central North London
1998 Paddington to Heathrow GWML
2003 Crewe to Kidsgrove WCML diversionary
2003 Channel tunnel to Southfleet Jct HS1
2005 Haughhead Jn to Larkhall (line reopened) Glasgow (SE) Hamilton
2007 Southfleet Jct to St Pancras HS1
2010 Haymarket to Drumgelloch (incl Bathgate to Airdrie reopened) E/B > Bathgate > G.
2012 Corkerhill (depot) to Paisley Canal Scotland (Ayrshire C.)
2013 Castlefield Jct to Newton le Willows NW Electrification
2014 Springburn to Cumbernauld (extended to Polmont Jct 2018) Scotland (NE Glasgow)
2014 Rutherglen to Whifflet Scotland (E Glasgow)
2015 Newton le W. to Edge Hill + Huyton to Wigan + Victoria to Ordsall Lane J. NW Electrification Completes Victoria to Liverpool (via Rainhill)
2016 Didcot to Reading GWML
2017 Heathrow Jct to Reading GWML
2017 Glasgow Queen St > Falkirk High > Newbridge Jct Main Glasgow to E/B line
2018 Gospel Oak to Barking Goblin line
2018 Didcot to Bristol Parkway & Reading to Newbury GWML
2018 Preston to Blackpool WCML branch
2018 Cumbernauld > Falkirk Grahamston > Polmont Jct Scotland central belt
2018 Carmuirs Jcts (Falkirk) > Stirling > Dunblane > Alloa Scotland
2018 Barnt Green to Bromsgrove B/Ham cross city
2019 Windsor Bridge Jct to Euxton Jct (via Bolton) NW Electrification Completes Manchester to Preston (via Bolton)
2019 Walsall to Rugeley B/Ham Chase line
2019 Holytown > Shotts > Midcalder Jct 4th G. to EB line
2019 Wootton Basset Jct to Chippenham GWML Not to Bath or Temple Meads
2019 Bristol Parkway to Cardiff (Severn tunnel 2020) GWML
2020 Bedford to Corby (St Pancras to Bedford 1983) MML
2022 Riverside Jct to Barking Riverside Riverside branch
2022 Westbourne Prk Jct to Abbeywood & Pudding Mill Lane Jct Crossrail Via Paddington
2023 Cardiff to Radyr (via Waun-gron Park) Welsh Vallys
2023 Muirhouse Jct (Glasgow) to Barrhead Scotland (SW Glasgow)
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