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In the current Weekly Operating Notice that Guide Bridge West Jn to Stalybridge is to be energised and treated as live from 0001 Sunday 3rd March.
Is it this week there's overnight testing on the man vic to stalybridge line before trains can use the overheads?In the current Weekly Operating Notice that Guide Bridge West Jn to Stalybridge is to be energised and treated as live from 0001 Sunday 3rd March.
Went live on news year's day.With Manchester Victoria so Stalybridge going live shortly, does this have any impact on the long 25kV lead?
I should have said I'm hoping to make a journey from Wigan to York via Bolton and Manchester Victoria by electric train to bring it back on piste!I'm 80 in March. I'm hoping to make a journey from Wigan to Bolton by electric train. My mother lived till she was 99.9!
With Manchester Victoria so Stalybridge going live shortly, does this have any impact on the long 25kV lead?
I'm sure it will remain, and indeed needs to remain to feed Victoria to Stalybridge.With Manchester Victoria so Stalybridge going live shortly, does this have any impact on the long 25kV lead?
The wires are now live between Vic and Stalybridge, they where switched on, on new year's day with a test train due sometime next week.
I posted on here a while ago.
TRU West Alliance on LinkedIn: Major Milestone Alert The West Alliance W1 Team successfully energised…
Major Milestone Alert The West Alliance W1 Team successfully energised between Miles Platting and Stalybridge during a 12 hour possession starting on New Years…www.linkedin.com
With Manchester Victoria so Stalybridge going live shortly, does this have any impact on the long 25kV lead?
Not seen anything apart from overnight works on the line this week.Any paths for these test trains?
Much appreciatedThe reason for the lead is surely to feed the GM system at the centre of the star of routes, rather than through one leg, a fault in which would close down the whole network.
I understand the City's commercial and residential supplies are also fed in a similar manner from Heyrod.
WAO
No it has to remain to feed Ordsall Lane Feeder at the MPATS extension unitWith Manchester Victoria so Stalybridge going live shortly, does this have any impact on the long 25kV lead?
Oh dear, another whole month during which the copper can be easily stolen...In the current Weekly Operating Notice that Guide Bridge West Jn to Stalybridge is to be energised and treated as live from 0001 Sunday 3rd March.
A few days ago I could not work out why I couldn’t get to Manchester via Huddersfield on 2 Mar I checked and nothing showing on the site that is supposed to inform you. Did more digging then realised nothing running through HuddersfieldIs there any periods coming up this year where TPE services will be diverting via the Calder Valley again at weekends
The website only gives details of the next few weeks so it’s not clear in terms of the long term project
17/18th Feb, 2nd/3rd Mar & 9/10th Mar, TPE are going via the Calder Valley. National Rail will give you details for the next couple of months or so, the TRU website is pretty hopeless with only February works detailed.Is there any periods coming up this year where TPE services will be diverting via the Calder Valley again at weekends
The website only gives details of the next few weeks so it’s not clear in terms of the long term project
Looks like track monitoring.Are these the test trains to check the overheads on the Victoria to stalybridge line in the early hours of Friday morning?
On the Franken train?Imagine a 91 between Manchester and Stalyvegas!
90 not 91. Not sure what the previous post alludes to.On the Franken train?
Passengers are being urged to check before they travel from Monday 19 to Friday 23 February, as engineering work will impact rail services between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds.
The upgrades being carried out are part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a multi-billion-pound programme of railway upgrades that will enable faster, more reliable, greener services for customers travelling across the Pennines.
Track drainage and platform work will be carried out in the Morley area, whilst in Dewsbury engineers will be working on replacing and enhancing telecommunications networks to enable future signalling system improvements.
Jonathan Hepton, Sponsor on the Transpennine Route Upgrade, said: “The TRU team will be working around the clock to carry out these essential works, as we focus on upgrades on the railway at Morley and other locations in the Batley and Dewsbury areas.”
“We’d like to thank passengers for their patience and understanding as these upgrades are delivered and would like to remind them to check before they travel.”
For these vital upgrades to be facilitated, train services will be re-routed and will not call at all stations. TransPennine Express and Northern will keep passengers on the move via diversionary routes and rail replacement buses.
Chris Nutton, Major Projects Director at TransPennine Express, said: “The work around Morley and Dewsbury is essential for the delivery of more reliable services for our customers, as well as the delivery of the upgraded Morley station.
“We will be running an amended timetable on our North route while these improvement works are being carried out, diverting trains between Huddersfield and Leeds. Rail replacement buses will also be in place to keep customers on the move for more local journeys. We'd like to advise customers to check before they travel.”
Additionally, on 17/18 and 24/25 February, engineers will be completing upgrades around Huddersfield – customers are advised to plan their journey ahead of time if travelling by train during these periods.
These upgrades bring us one step closer to a better railway serving the new Morley station and at other locations in the Dewsbury and Batley area, with wider benefits across the entire Transpennine Route to create a cleaner, greener, and more reliable railway that will bring improved connectivity and travel experiences to passengers travelling between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.
On the Franken train?
90 not 91. Not sure what the previous post alludes to.
Actually yes, there was a different consistent for some of the MML tests. However, 90s are route cleared whilst 91s are not, so if used at all it would likely revert to the 90 formation similar to the GWML testing.All I know is that 91s were included in the consist of the MML test trains between Bedford and Northants. I'm not sure whether these test trains will run in similar vein.
Last I heard was targeting Easter.The big crane is back at Barkston Ash and some of the new steel spans have been moved around the site. Is the bridge replacement expected to take place this weekend ? There is no advance notice of any road closure.