gimmea50anyday
Established Member
Please forgive my ignorance but is Leeds to York definitely going to be electrified or not? I get the impression it is not. I seem to remember there were plans for a reversing siding at Micklefield once.
Leeds-York has always been a “missing link” since intercity days. In the original ECML electrification plans the wires weren’t going to Neville hill which would have meant diesel haulage from station to depot. Operationally that would have been a pain in the a55! However electrification will be happening (at some stage) as work has started on wiring as far as Church Fenton from York in preparation for HS2 joining the ECML at that point and to close the gap for TPE. Plans beyond Church Fenton through Micklefield still need approval however but it is progressing