61653 HTAFC
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Being from Huddersfield, the name of that crossing always makes me do a double-take when mentioned in relation to putting wires up! 
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jonesy3001
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Huddersfield did come up first when checking on google maps, til I seen the manchester version.Being from Huddersfield, the name of that crossing always makes me do a double-take when mentioned in relation to putting wires up!
61653 HTAFC
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Makes sense really, being a station rather than a level crossing. Must admit when I first saw reference to Berry Brow crossing, my first thought was "is there a foot crossing I'm unaware of?" Because as far as I know the first foot crossing on the Penistone line is on the double track section between Stocksmoor and Shepley, and the only road crossing is at Dodworth (now that Barnsley has closed).
Apologies for the diversion!
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There is a gantry on the bridge over the M60 at Ashton.
Greybeard33
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BBC North West Today lunchtime news, 8th November, had a package about the W1 Manchester to Stalybridge electrification, including Network Rail video of wires being strung up. The NR interviewee had the appropriate surname of Ashton!
LNW-GW Joint
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Saw some good progress today on Man Victoria to Stalybridge.
Lots of steelwork up around Ashton, and earth wires up on a lot of it, including round Miles Platting curve.
Two sections of catenary wire up between Baguley Fold and the M60.
Still some gantry gaps close to Bromley St Bridge, and there are plenty of portal beams to erect between the masts in places.
At Stalybridge Station, there are piles between P4 and P3 for about half the length of those platforms.
Nothing yet for P1 or the two bays, unless they are having a big cantilever structure across all lines.
Lots of steelwork up around Ashton, and earth wires up on a lot of it, including round Miles Platting curve.
Two sections of catenary wire up between Baguley Fold and the M60.
Still some gantry gaps close to Bromley St Bridge, and there are plenty of portal beams to erect between the masts in places.
At Stalybridge Station, there are piles between P4 and P3 for about half the length of those platforms.
Nothing yet for P1 or the two bays, unless they are having a big cantilever structure across all lines.
Press release
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
172-year-old railway siding unearthed in Huddersfield
A long-forgotten railway siding, dating back to the 19th Century has been discovered in Huddersfield, as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gains traction.
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
Harbouring off duty trains, WTF???Press release
172-year-old railway siding unearthed in Huddersfield
A long-forgotten railway siding, dating back to the 19th Century has been discovered in Huddersfield, as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gains traction.
GRALISTAIR
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Really great news. Thanks for the update and post.
LNW-GW Joint
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Something I forgot to mention - the Rochdale lines up to Miles Platting are evidently not being wired east of Man Vic East Jn.
While there are quite a number of 4-track gantries, there are some 2-track TTCs on the Ashton route only.
The registration gear is therefore going up only over the Ashton lines.
There is a single mast on the Brewery Jn curve, at the Philips Park end.
Is wiring to Rochdale part of any phase of the TRU project?
GRALISTAIR
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Not to my knowledge. I am sure I read somewhere it is high priority for the future but I don't blame Network Rail for really focusing on core TPU.
Makes sense, although a bit of a shame to miss the opportunity to share some costs.
Glenn1969
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Rochdale is on the Calder Valley route. Most local stakeholders want wires to go up but I don't see it in the current dire financial situation
edwin_m
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Trains coming from Rochdale direction can cross onto the Ashton lines just after Miles Platting, but the first set of right-handed crossovers where Ashton trains can cross to/from the Rochdale lines is not until just before the crossing of the Irk, and beyond here it appears on aerial mapping that all tracks are or will be electrified. So the part of the Rochdale lines that isn't being electrified can't be used by electric trains anyway - unless there's a plan to electrify out to Newton Heath or beyond, and I haven't seen any serious suggestion of that.
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NR press office reaching out to their target audience, which they seem to think is the local reception class.
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Did they drop anchor there?
Would it even make sense to them?
As mentioned its been the case for a long time that only the slow lines out of Victoria provide access the Stalybridge direction, so the wires on the fast lines are only there to enable shunting at present
It seems fairly set now that the stopping trains to Rochdale will go to Blackburn so at present even if the wires went up nothing would use them, as for beyond Rochdale thats in the too hard box right now.
It seems fairly set now that the stopping trains to Rochdale will go to Blackburn so at present even if the wires went up nothing would use them, as for beyond Rochdale thats in the too hard box right now.
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Thanks for this.
Press release claiming that the first wires have gone up on the Stalybridge line, somehow not mentioning that there have been wires up for weeks or months.
The text confirms the report in #5826 that Stalybridge will be closed for 26 days in March.
It includes a 4-minute video clip which is the best short video I've seen recently of the actual process of stringing up the wires. It was clearly used as the basis of the item on NW Today mentioned in #5975.
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
The text confirms the report in #5826 that Stalybridge will be closed for 26 days in March.
It includes a 4-minute video clip which is the best short video I've seen recently of the actual process of stringing up the wires. It was clearly used as the basis of the item on NW Today mentioned in #5975.
First wires installed to power faster, greener trains in Greater Manchester
Electric wires that will power faster, cleaner, and more reliable trains between Manchester and Stalybridge were installed over the weekend as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
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That now looks to be portals on approach to the junction (adjacent to the length of Collyhurst sidings) which change to TTCs at Miles Platting junction. There are some very wide portals, some spanning all 6 tracks (up/down fast, up/down slow, and both siding roads). No OLE equipment will be attached for the fast lines.
- Manchester Victoria - Rochdale Rd: 4 track portals with a single TTC just before the bridge.
- Rochdale Rd - Osborne St: 2 track portals (slow lines only)
- Osborne St - Collyhurst St: 2x 4-track portals, remainder TTCs
- Collyhurst St - Miles Platting junction: all 4/5/6-track portals
- Miles Platting junction slow lines: all TTCs
- Miles Platting junction fast lines: none.
- Brewery Junction - Philips Park West junction: none.
jonesy3001
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Are they just putting the wires up overnight or are they putting in more gantries on the remaining bits?
Take it they'll do the guide bridge line during the march blockade?
Take it they'll do the guide bridge line during the march blockade?
Nicholas Lewis
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Excellent video who needs HOPS with this combination of RRVs and staff a nice production line.Press release claiming that the first wires have gone up on the Stalybridge line, somehow not mentioning that there have been wires up for weeks or months.
The text confirms the report in #5826 that Stalybridge will be closed for 26 days in March.
It includes a 4-minute video clip which is the best short video I've seen recently of the actual process of stringing up the wires. It was clearly used as the basis of the item on NW Today mentioned in #5975.
First wires installed to power faster, greener trains in Greater Manchester
Electric wires that will power faster, cleaner, and more reliable trains between Manchester and Stalybridge were installed over the weekend as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
59CosG95
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Checking one.network for the next twelve months gives quite a few planned Network Rail works along the A635/A670 corridor between Stalybridge & Standedge Tunnel. There are a couple east of the Marsden portal too.
matacaster
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I might be wrong as I only briefly saw it out of the train window, but there seems to be some site clearance work near Morley tunnel, is this in preparation for TRU changes?
59CosG95
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It is indeed TRU work; Morley station is being relocated slightly north.
matacaster
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Ta, spades in the ground, progress indeed!
Most likely because there was supposed to be a visit from a Minister... and then Truss' government fell to pieces.Press release claiming that the first wires have gone up on the Stalybridge line, somehow not mentioning that there have been wires up for weeks or months.
The text confirms the report in #5826 that Stalybridge will be closed for 26 days in March.
It includes a 4-minute video clip which is the best short video I've seen recently of the actual process of stringing up the wires. It was clearly used as the basis of the item on NW Today mentioned in #5975.
First wires installed to power faster, greener trains in Greater Manchester
Electric wires that will power faster, cleaner, and more reliable trains between Manchester and Stalybridge were installed over the weekend as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.