Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

[Tim_UK]

I just read the description of On Track with Tim’s members only video, and it’s written as though it’s gone.

There is video of it being demolished.

There were engineering trains and on track machines on Huddersfield viaduct on Sunday when I drove past.

 

[david_g]

Sounds a good job.
Any news on the Leeds Road A62 bridge demolition Huddersfield.
Thanks
K

Gone. Took a trip to The West Riding in Dewsbury yesterday and couldn't see it from two crowded trains. Also the crossover has been lifted into position on the end of Huddersfield viaduct.

 

[YorksLad12]

Didn't notice any breaks in the steelwork today between Cross Gates and Church Fenton.

Bridge at Church Fenton gone and looking very sorry for itself in the compound, certainly didn't owe anyone anything!

Fixings now appearing around Church Fenton in the wire gap with them clearly using the bridge blockades to get going with the wiring now that the bridge isn't stopping them. Expect the wires to appear during the week blockade, probably after the deck is lifted in. I imagine the bridge team wouldn't thank them for putting some brand new wires in the area of their lift.

Definitely breaks between Cross Gates and Garforth, heading east. Difficult for me to see, but the corresponding westbound masts might be in place.

 

[YorkshireBear]

Definitely breaks between Cross Gates and Garforth, heading east. Difficult for me to see, but the corresponding westbound masts might be in place.

I will check again today as I didn't see any. Lots of sections with twin track cantilevers. Fixings well on with in that area and they don't usually appear until steelwork is done.

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Update
Didn't see any steelwork good cross gates to Garforth. Return conductor is now up most of the way from cross gates to Garforth. Catenary wire up from Thorpe Park all way through to Barkston Ash at least on the Leeds bound line that I can see.

 

[superkev]

Latest bumper On Track with Tim Youtube video part 1 shows work on the bridges abd stations east of Leeds including the preperation for the Sat removal of Church Fenton bridge. Part 2 shows the demolition of the A62 Leeds Road bridge, mast installation aroend Colne Bridge, more progress with the canopies at Huddesfield Station as well as the new crossover at the wesf end of the new fast lines.

K

 

[quantinghome]

Do we know when East of Leeds is planned to be energised and in use? Fairly soon or is it waiting for the realignment around Neville Hill?

 

[59CosG95]

Do we know when East of Leeds is planned to be energised and in use? Fairly soon or is it waiting for the realignment around Neville Hill?

I don't quite know, but it could well be the case that the OLE from Church Fenton is energised to the western Limit of Wiring to the east of Neville Hill (wherever that may be). The sooner it's energised, the slimmer the chance that the copper fairies come to call.

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West of Huddersfield, a few new Planning Applications have been raised:

1. 2026/65/91336/W - MVL3/64 (Crimble/Crimble Bank Viaduct) - Listed Building Consent for installation of five overhead electric line equipment portals on piers 2, 6,10,14 & 18 with supporting wall brackets; tubular handrail added to both parapets; new downpipes on north elevation at piers 2, 6,10,14 & 18; Addition of precast reinforced concrete L units installed on the inner face of entire northern parapet. New parapet over north side of Span 1 (Carr Lane) and L unit constructed over south side of Span 1. LISTED BUILDING CONSENT GRANTED.
2. 2026/65/91337/W - MVL3/76 (Milne/Lockwood Viaduct) - Listed Building Consent for installation of five overhead electric line equipment portals on piers 1, 5, 10, 15 and 19 with supporting wall brackets; tubular handrail added to both parapets; new downpipes on south elevation at piers 1, 5, 10, 15 and 19; parapets on northern side of the viaduct strengthened with addition of precast reinforced concrete L units installed on the inner face (within a Conservation Area). LISTED BUILDING CONSENT GRANTED.
3. 2026/65/91339/W - MVL3/61 (Slaithwaite Viaduct) - Listed Building Consent for installation of five overhead electric line equipment portals on piers 3, 7 and 11 with supporting wall brackets; tubular handrail to replace existing on span over Bank Gate; new downpipes on same piers connected to existing outflow pipes. Reinforcement of the north parapet with precast concrete L units and rebuilding north side of eastern terminating span over Bank Gate, including replacement of bridge deck, parapet, and reconstruction of flanking pilasters (within a Conservation Area). LISTED BUILDING CONSENT GRANTED.

 

[fishwomp]

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2. 2026/65/91337/W - MVL3/76 (Milne/Lockwood Viaduct) - Listed

Typo: Longwood. Lockwood would be Penistone line - a little wired spur in case of incorrect routing might have been possible here, but I checked and the application is for Milne/Longwood Viaduct.

 

[YorksLad12]

I will check again today as I didn't see any. Lots of sections with twin track cantilevers. Fixings well on with in that area and they don't usually appear until steelwork is done.

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Update
Didn't see any steelwork good cross gates to Garforth. Return conductor is now up most of the way from cross gates to Garforth. Catenary wire up from Thorpe Park all way through to Barkston Ash at least on the Leeds bound line that I can see.

It's weird, because I wouldn't have thought they'd put masts on one side but not the other. It feels as if only one in 10 masts has gone up, eastbound!

I'll see if I can grab some video from the train tomorrow to explain what I mean to people who don't know the area (if I'm awake and remember).

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

There are plenty of cases in recent electrification where stretches of double track line use twin-track cantilevers (TTCs) on one side with no masts on the other side.
Typically they occur on the inside of curves, or in areas where ground conditions are poor or access is difficult on one side of the track.
In TTC territory you can usually glimpse the cantilever overhead from the other side of the track, but it can be problematic getting the full picture of masts and wiring in those areas.
There are plenty of TTCs on the Leeds-Morley section too, as the line weaves round the hills.

 

[YorkshireBear]

In the case of Cross Gates to Garforth a lot of it is the passive provision of four tracking for the Thorpe Park section as well. Q