Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

[jonesy3001]

How long will it be till they start on the chord?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

How long will it be till they start on the chord?

It just says complete by Dec 2018.
It won't have planning permission for some time, so all dates are suspect until then.

 

[YorkshireBear]

WOWOWOWOWOWOW? Hold up.

2018? not 2016 as originally planned?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

WOWOWOWOWOWOW? Hold up.

2018? not 2016 as originally planned?

Sorry, Dec 2016 as you say. I was looking at something called Core Stage 2 which includes the Piccadilly/Oxford Road work.
Dec 2016 assumes a start on site Nov 2014.
But the planning permission rider still applies.

 

[ironstone11]

How long will it be till they start on the chord?

The Transport & Works Act Order application was submitted to the DfT in September 2013. These can take a long time before the Order is granted.

See:-http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/storyadx?id=9623

So the NR start date of the end of 2014 may be optomistic!

 

[YorkshireBear]

Sorry, Dec 2016 as you say. I was looking at something called Core Stage 2 which includes the Piccadilly/Oxford Road work.
Dec 2016 assumes a start on site Nov 2014.
But the planning permission rider still applies.

Thank god or that ruins all the current plans for TPE !

 

[WatcherZero]

TWAO's can take 18 months or more to get permission however NR have already done the statutory consultation in this instance so how fast its granted is purely dependent on how idle the Secretary of State is.

 

[8A Rail]

Thatto Heath Station on the 18th December with Northern Belle headed by 47501. Note the cutting of all the trees/bushes in and around the tunnel entrance.

Also noted complete masts and overhead stanchion in situ on Prescot Station along with complete cutting back of trees/bushes in Olive Mount Cutting as seen from Rathbone Rd Bridge.

 

[DJH1971]

And tomorrow, the blockade at Manchester Victoria begins.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

And tomorrow, the blockade at Manchester Victoria begins.

Well, it is essential that a time had to be found for lowering the trackwork under the bridge carrying Cheetham Hill Road over the running lines in order to prepare the way for the future line electrification through Manchester Victoria railway station.

 

[DJH1971]

I wonder how work during the blockade is going on?

 

[Geeves]

I was there today, a few supports now bolted into the roof over the lines through 3 and 4, no tracks removed at all although plenty of white paint. One yellow piece of plant on the lines. More work at the Ordsall Lane end with supports now about 35% of the way towards Salford Central.

 

[BantamMenace]

Just out of interest when those this new roof go up at manvic?

 

[Geeves]

They haven't finished building the foundations yet!

when I talked to the workers a few weeks ago they said the supports should be going up in the spring time, they are going to put the new link bridge to the arena in first, as it would be a bit difficult doing it with the roof up!

 

[DJH1971]

And also, when can we expect the other 350/4's for TPE to land over here?

 

[Des Iroman]

2 more due a week on Monday apparently.

 

[familyguy99]

Here some picture that I took today of work going on at Manchester Victoria.


Network rail work at Platform 1-2 at Manchester Victoria


Network rail work at Manchester Victoria by r02bapurdie, on Flickr


Class 66 train

 

[Class377/5]

2 more due a week on Monday apparently.

Word was a couple of months gap between unit 3 & 4 then roughly one a fortnight.

 

[DJH1971]

Word was a couple of months gap between unit 3 & 4 then roughly one a fortnight.

And I believe 350401 will start earning its way on Monday.

 

[Eagle]

Yes, that's what I'd heard. Three for testing (as a single and a pair) and then more start arriving after the first three enter service.

 

[BantamMenace]

Out of interest will stations such as Preston, Lancaster and Carlisle have 4car and 8car class 350 stop boards fitted/have they already been fitted?

 

[DJH1971]

Anyone know of the details of the service that 350401 is set to make it's passenger debut?

 

[Eagle]

As posted on many other threads, it is set to be 0715 Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central and 1109 Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly.

 

[DJH1971]

Yes, that's what I'd heard. Three for testing (as a single and a pair) and then more start arriving after the first three enter service.

As posted on many other threads, it is set to be 0715 Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central and 1109 Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly.

I wasn't quite aware of that but thanks.

I wonder if it will be sporting TPE livery?

 

[STANDISH]

Fingers crossed no problems with the weather and wires tomorrow ,with the storm coming in tonight.

 

[driver9000]

Out of interest will stations such as Preston, Lancaster and Carlisle have 4car and 8car class 350 stop boards fitted/have they already been fitted?

Already fitted.

 

[WatcherZero]

Wasnt any at Wigan a couple of days ago, the 3 car 185 TPE services were using the Voyagers 5 car stop rather than shorter stop boards.

 

[DJH1971]

And once again, I wonder if it will also make it's debut in TPE colours?

 

[hairyhandedfool]

A bit of information for those going to see the first run, it is a pair of 350/4 units and they left Piccadilly 5 minutes late.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

And once again, I wonder if it will also make it's debut in TPE colours?

Well, does anyone have the answer to this, now that it is on its way.