By the time the Easter period is over both MNSCC West Panel (Victoria Station) and MNSCC East Panel (Miles Platting to Thorpes Bridge) will be in Manchester ROC.
This was brought forward from 2019 to coincide with the electrification programme as it would be more cost effective than waiting another four years.
As to the Metrolink crossover it was always clipped and secured and could only ever be used during a possession to allow engineering trains to enter/exit the Metrolink. Don't think it has been used though.
Part of the crossover has already been taken out. The Metrolink end was removed during the redevelopment of the Metrolink station over the last twelve months as somehow it was preventing Metrolink from implementing line of site working.
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Manchester North SCC still has five years left before it transfers to the ROC.
The shutdown of Manchester Vic is primarily for the electrification.
MNSCC was only originally designed for five years because at the time they were planning Management Network Centres (granddaddy to the ROC's)....that was back in 1998, it lasted well.
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In what respect Paul? There is work next weekend to impose the long-standing Temporary Speed Restriction of 20mph into platforms 1 & 2 as a Permanent Speed Restriction, but other than that I don't think there is any work just yet affecting operation of those bay platforms.
The WONs for next week (W/C Sat 28/3/15 - WONs run Saturday 0001 to Friday 2359) still show Manchester North, East Panel operating as it always has. Unless there has been a monumental oversight, it will be business as usual as far as we are concerned.
From what I have been told there is going to be a shuttle running from the Eastern region terminating at Moston then ecs to the cross over at Newton Heath and back to Moston through to Sunday evening. It will only be after the last train MNSCC East Panel should transfer over hopefully.
