Wow they've made monumental progress down from Church Fenton towards Neville Hill must be achieving a good unit rate. Is the intention to liven it up further and extend TPEs working limit for the 802s as well as acting as diversionary route for LNER.
This is what I'm wondering. From what I can tell completing the bridge replacement at Church Fenton and installing the last bit of OHLE in the area after might be enough to make OHLE live all the way to Micklefield. Beyond there to Neville Hill could be soon after, however the remodelling at the latter presumably makes continuous electrification from York-Leeds a while off still.
The OHLE will still need the final tie-in to Church Fenton and associated signalling/ECR changes, which is likely to take place at either Christmas or Easter to facilitate a long enough possession.
It's been consistently posted that Neville Hill is waiting for the area to be reconfigured, and will be the last part of York-Leeds. To quote from the Enhancements Delivery Plan:
Also relevant for the final date of Neville Hill Commissioning is from the EDP: the Entry into Service of TRU Segments E234 Leeds - Church Fenton (Line Speed, Electrification and Level Crossing Closures) is on-target for April 2030.
The April 2030 part to me reads as showing the whole thing from Leeds to Church Fenton, and doesn't delve into the specifics, so a temporary extension of the electrified area to, say, Cross Gates doesn't feel outwith the realm of possibility.
Agree, that part was aimed more at the issue of Neville Hill Depot, sorry I should have been clearer. The dates given are for completion of all work, many other schemes (including parts of TRU) have delivered individual elements well ahead of the EDP dates. The Section 7 possession in particular suggests that there will be some extension of the live wires sooner than April 2030.
Sooner than I thought. Great stuff.
Be interesting to see what they actually do there, (Thornhill Rd Bridge), if they’re realigning the relatively new bridge for a straighter connection between existing and new routes it could need a relatively small bit of embankment work either side, and altered abutments? Will they be able to use the existing bridge spans, so will need a site cleared to rig one of those massive cranes?
Im surprised as one of the recent "On track with Tim" Youtubes clearly shows the trackbed of the new curve started.
Thanks for that, my searching failed trying to find it…
I did try the local planning site as well, but no joy there.Yes but the Neville Hill block can't happen until the new depot at Shipley is open. A recent Sarah Bell video shows they are working vigorously at that but are still at the earthmoving stage.
Possibly the conductor's view of the platform starting signal may become obstructed by a new overhead line stanchion.
I did think that, but didn't jump out to check how it looks...
It was installed Xmas 2025 to meet current sighting standards for the platform starting signal.
Drivers don't generally use OFF indicators, they're aimed at dispatch only. If it was a sighting issue for drivers a banner repeater would be provided.
Thanks for this, I must have gone past it dozens of times and not noticed until today.
Great job searching through the jungle of planning documents which are supposed to be public.
Thankyou. Lots of interesting info RE the route and links to derailed drawings when you scroll down the document.
You appear to have broken that link, has it got an accidental ‘K’ messing it up?
Thanks. Corrected