Will the Blackpool South line be electrified?

[Lytham Local]

Correct first tram is 0500. First train from South was before that, arrive Preston around 0550 ish
I see now, looking at National rail, first train from 29/01/18 2018 when trains start running again, will be 0650, arriving Preston at 0732. Are we losing the early services?
Also terminating at Preston, not running to Colne

Better bloody not! I can only assume (and hope) that as there is still work going on to BPN that there will still be a bus replacement service for the early services but contracts etc haven't been sorted out yet to publish the actual timetables.

 

[Elecman]

Correct first tram is 0500. First train from South was before that, arrive Preston around 0550 ish
I see now, looking at National rail, first train from 29/01/18 2018 when trains start running again, will be 0650, arriving Preston at 0732. Are we losing the early services?
Also terminating at Preston, not running to Colne

Possibly due to ongoing engineering works until the Blackpool North service is resumed?

 

[snowball]

Possibly due to ongoing engineering works until the Blackpool North service is resumed?

I would have hoped that all works capable of affecting Preston to Blackpool South would have been completed by the time that route is reopened.

Maybe that's too much to hope for.

 

[Chrism20]

I’d imagine even though the line is open there will still be some residual work to be completed which probably explains the later starts.

Possibly to allow engineering trains etc to get out of the way before service starts.

 

[Cliveblackpool]

I’d imagine even though the line is open there will still be some residual work to be completed which probably explains the later starts.
Possibly to allow engineering trains etc to get out of the way before service starts.

Wouldn't they run replacement buses as before, if that was the case?
Northern don't appear to have the new timetable (from 29th January 2018) on their website yet.
(source National Rail journey planner)

 

[Class 170101]

New signal just outside Lytham station.
View attachment 40271

Having had it's little kip, the Lytham signal is now upright and switched on.

Is it one of these signals that movs on a pivot so S&T don't have to climb up it anymore?

 

[Elecman]

Is it one of these signals that movs on a pivot so S&T don't have to climb up it anymore?

Yes they all are.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

At least the line is partially getting electrified !!

 

[Elecman]

Overrun wiring just like Fylde Jct was and Lostock Jct is

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Overrun wiring just like Fylde Jct was and Lostock Jct is

Correctamundo