Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

[Geeves]

This is the map I have been looking at for a few years, I am unsure if its currently still the finished plan

https://www.modernrailways.com/article/trans-pennine-route-upgrade-takes-shape

Looks to me like the slow line trains can come and go without affecting any trains on P5 thankfully

 

[Narrowgauge725]

So to me the best thing to refer to if you are wanting to know the future for Huddersfield is this presentation Better layouts for a better railway - James Hodge. This is set to start at the explanation of what the looked at and decided on

 

[superkev]

Regarding Baker viaduct, the latest Youtube video shows most of the precast decking segments in place with just the River and canal section to do.

Some people have speculated an additional surface deck will be cast on top, but I'm not so sure.

There's a usefull description at https://www.severfield.com/projects/baker-viaduct-transpennine-route-upgrade. Heres an extract:

"The decks are predominantly precast, with some in-situ elements introduced to navigate site-specific geometry".

I wonder if the if the rails fasten directly to the deck or the usual ballast, sleepers.

K

 

[chrisjackson]

There will be no addtiional deck surface cast on top, the holes in the slabs will be filled to connect the steel beams to the concrete slabs and to join the concrete units together.

The track will be the usual ballast, and sleepers on top of the deck.

 

[superkev]

There will be no addiional deck surface cast on top, the holes in the slabs will be filled to connect the steel beams to the concrete slabs and to join the ocncrete units together. The track will be the usual ballast and sleepers on top of the deck.

Thanks, almost ready for the track then.

To me then the only remaining obstructions to completing the fast tracks look to be the Ravensthorpe flyover box, and demolition of Leeds road old bridge. Perhaps there are more.

K

 

[bigbigcheese]

I think the most we get is six trains per hour at platforms 2, 3, 4, 5 (the other two being bays). That feels sufficient to me!

The Wikipedia page mentions P7 (and splitting the existing island in two - oh, the hilarity!) but it was never part of the TWAO (document NR15A).

It still makes no sense to me - even though it's shown in that document - that the fast eastbound services will cross to new P4, then cross the slow line to reach the fast one. The track through 2, 3, 4 and 5 is paired by direction, not speed. Yet, coming out of the tunnel into P3 will be slightly quicker than going into new P5 (no curve to negotiate) and you exit into the fast line. Perhaps that's why I work in comms, not planning...

If there's 4 fasts using P2 & P4, three terminators using P3 and P6, that leaves P5 to pick up the semi-fasts (two in each direction). But according to the track diagram (Figure 4.1.3b: Proposed schematic layout), you can only right-line run towards Marsden from platforms 2, 3 & 4. Which suggests that the semi-fasts will also use P2 & P4, with P5 and P6 turned over to wholly local, stopping services from the east.

I suspect, but have no way of confirming, that it's due to the fact that there's more space to the east for conflict avoidance during disruption than to the west.

You only have two tracks going into the tunnels to the west, whereas to the east you get four tracks. Therefore in order for trains to be able to get out of the way ASAP when travelling east they split into P4/5(/3) as required with P4 being the main option for fast and P5 for slow. The same occurs in reverse for queuing to get into the tunnels at P2/3(/4) as required.

 

[neil65]

video taken from passing train of the new Route separation flyover at Ravensthorpe and the Baker Viaduct

video from East of Ravensthorpe station to near Dewsbury

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Some new photos taken today inside Huddersfield station

Roof canopies, The misaligned one from last weekend has not ben fitted yet

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General view Huddersfield station

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The new canopies (2)

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Scaffolding removed showing the refurbished roof (1)

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New 'Finger' canopy now with a roof

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New 'Finger' canopy still to be given a roof

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1 of the large canopies (2)

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Neil

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Some really good shots there. Thanks for posting.

 

[YorkshireBear]

The works at Neville Hill are confusing me. They are now sheet piling further but I am struggling to see why, it looks like a lot of engineering for a freight run round. Happy for someone to explain it to me!

 

[Ian Hardy]

The works at Neville Hill are confusing me. They are now sheet piling further but I am struggling to see why, it looks like a lot of engineering for a freight run round. Happy for someone to explain it to me!

They are easing the curve so the main line will be moved to the south of the current alignment.

 

[YorkshireBear]

They are easing the curve so the main line will be moved to the south of the current alignment.

Sorry yes, I am aware of that. Hence the new sheet piled wall, but they are now putting another huge sheet piled wall on the far side of the new freight run round.

 

[Ian Hardy]

Sorry yes, I am aware of that. Hence the new sheet piled wall, but they are now putting another huge sheet piled wall on the far side of the new freight run round.

Sorry I don't know.

 

[Jamesrob637]

More excellent Sarah Bell videos despite no closures last weekend:

Excellent progress nevertheless. This is a massive scheme and it's clear to see.

 

[fat_boy_pete]

And another excellent birds eye (drone) view of the new fast line alignment from OntrackwithTim. I think both Sarah and Tim give complimentary views of the work progress and I personally value how their hard work helps visualise what is happening week by week.

"Take an aerial journey over the TransPennine Route Upgrade, following the railway from Baker Viaduct and Ravensthorpe through Mirfield to Heaton Lodge Junction as the future fast-line alignment continues to take shape.

This extended drone flight provides a detailed look at how the railway is being transformed, combining current construction progress with diagrams, railway layouts and the history of some of the infrastructure that once occupied the route.

The flight begins at Fall Lane, where piling operations have started for new bridge abutments and an embankment designed to replace the existing curves into and out of Dewsbury, allowing increased track speeds.

Turning towards Baker Viaduct, the new eastern embankment is continuing to rise towards the viaduct abutment. Concrete deck installation is also progressing across the structure.

The video then examines the design of the Baker Flyover, including an isometric drawing showing how the future fast lines will cross the structure diagonally before continuing onto the new embankment and beneath the replacement Calder Road Overbridge. A cross-section also illustrates the position and cant of the future tracks.

At the site of the former Ravensthorpe railway station, the developing flyover provides an increasingly clear indication of the future railway alignment. The existing routes towards Wakefield Kirkgate and the Huddersfield Slow lines are examined alongside the future Up and Down Fast lines.

The flight then continues east towards Mirfield, passing Hunger Hill Overbridge and examining the current railway layout around Mirfield East Junction and Sands Lane Overbridge. The video explains how services currently move between the Huddersfield and Lancashire & Yorkshire lines and how this arrangement is expected to change following completion of Baker Viaduct and the new fast lines.

At Mirfield Railway Station, the future realignment is examined alongside Platform 3, which is expected to be decommissioned when the new fast-line arrangement is introduced.

The flight also explores some of the railway history along the route, including the former Newton Goods Line and the Heaton and Wortley Line, also known as the Leeds New Line, which once provided an alternative railway route between Huddersfield and Leeds via Heckmondwike.

The journey concludes at Heaton Lodge Junction, where the new Heaton Curve will eventually carry the fast lines towards and away from Huddersfield."

 

[Bahnopa]

The days of the bridge at Church Fenton station are very much numbered. Preparations for the replacement and
for temporary pedestrian access to the platforms from the Barkston (west) side are clearly under way.

 

[neil65]

More work has been carried out since my last posting
New roof sections over the new platforms have been installed

Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Neil

 

[GRALISTAIR]

More work has been carried out since my last posting
New roof sections over the new platforms have been installed

Neil

Excellent photos thanks for posting. I have said it before but it is worth repeating. We are really blessed on this project to have a variety of contributors documenting it. Photos plus Sarah Bell and Tim with video/youtube updates. Wonderful.

 

[59CosG95]

More work has been carried out since my last posting
New roof sections over the new platforms have been installed

Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

railway photographs from the last 100 years

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Huddersfield - Railway-Photography

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Neil

Worth also mentioning that the first OLE supports within the station, seeming built into the canopy, are now visible in the 4th, 5th, and 6th pictures.

 

[superkev]

Thanks for photos.
With most of the roof cladding particularly at the west end looking complete I wonder if the scaffold under the train shed roof will be removed during the blockade starting this weekend.
K

 

[flyer]

Out of curiosity are they going to refurbish the canopy over platform one and extending it to meet the main canopy? Currently it looks terrible.

 

[neil65]

Out of curiosity are they going to refurbish the canopy over platform one and extending it to meet the main canopy? Currently it looks terrible.

I believe so, though don’t quote me!!

 

[swt_passenger]

Out of curiosity are they going to refurbish the canopy over platform one and extending it to meet the main canopy? Currently it looks terrible.

The dedicated planning statement for Huddersfield Station does mention that a 16m infill is required, it is because the main canopy was shortened to allow for track remodelling for approach to platform 4. The intention is to match the existing, with similar daggerboards fitted.

 

[flyer]

Thanks neil65 and swt_passenger.

 

[59CosG95]

Talking of planning statements, I've managed to dig around in North Yorkshire's Public Access Portal and found the plan & elevation drawings for the Common Lane (CFM/2 & NOC/29) bridge demolition & rebuild at Church Fenton.
There are bridge arm registration points fitted to the structure; 2 over the Loop line (1 for each wire run), and 1 each for the Up Leeds & Dn Leeds.
In keeping with modern OLE bridge arm design, each registration point has an arm for the contact and the contenary.

 

[superkev]

Well done. The authorities don't seem to make finding public documents easy particularly if like over the TPU route a number of different authorities and councils are involved.
K

 

[swt_passenger]

Well done. The authorities don't seem to make finding public documents easy particularly if like over the TPU route a number of different authorities and councils are involved.
K

One tip I was given was to see if the local planning authority has a clickable map search, if it has and you select a suitable date range you can often find applications faster than using addresses etc. (Apologies if off topic, but it might help searchers…)

 

[59CosG95]

One tip I was given was to see if the local planning authority has a clickable map search, if it has and you select a suitable date range you can often find applications faster than using addresses etc. (Apologies if off topic, but it might help searchers…)

North Yorkshire's Map function wasn't quite working last night. Sure, I could zoom in and out of the map, but the interactive legend in the corner was AWOL.
Must be a bug or something, probably to do with the fact that all the old councils within the former County of North Yorkshire are slowly being transferred into the portal for the new Unitary Authority; Selby (District) was done quite recently.

 

[zwk500]

Well done. The authorities don't seem to make finding public documents easy particularly if like over the TPU route a number of different authorities and councils are involved.
K

Network Rail publish their TWAO application documents on the relevant scheme pages: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/our-work/railway-upgrade-plan/key-projects/transpennine-route-upgrade/

For Huddersfield see this link: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/our-w...eld-to-westtown-dewsbury/#transport-and-works
and click on "02 TWAO Application Documents" under the folder. Scroll down and you'll see several drawings of Huddersfield station roof.

 

[superkev]

"On track with Tim" is doing some live drone videos on YouTube today.
First so far show Huddersfield station more new canopy sections in place, Leeds road bridge looks like preparation for demolition and Geldolt tunnels preparing to lower tracks by ~150mm north single track tunnel and ~200mm south double track tunnel. More promised later today.
Great to see history happening live. Thanks to Tim.
K

 

[noddingdonkey]

I see that the Head of Steam is closing for a couple of weeks during the blockade, are businesses on railway premises compensated for loss of trade during the works?