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Electrification: Leeds-York is in, and more could follow
MORE than two weeks of speculation have ended with confirmation from the Department for Transport that the 'North TransPennine' electrification scheme mentioned in the Chancellor's autumn statement does cover Manchester to York, rather than stopping at Leeds.
But it's now been revealed that the wires could be set to run much further, subject to satisfactory business cases, and cover more routes, including those to Hull and Middlesbrough.
There has been a debate within the industry about the implications of the announcements by the Chancellor just over two weeks ago, with some reports saying that the Leeds to York section was included, and others pointing to official documents which apparently ruled it out, including the Treasury's own National Infrastructure Plan.
The first official indication that Leeds to York was part of the scheme came from transport secretary Justine Greening, when she gave evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee two days ago.
In answer to a question about electrification from York Outer MP, Conservative Julian Sturdy, Ms Greening started to answer, and then appeared to correct herself.
"It's a route between Manchester and Leeds Manchester and York via Leeds," she said. Mr Sturdy commented: "There was a bit of confusion over that, so that's good to hear." In answer to a further question, Ms Greening said she expected that the scheme would be carried out between 2016 and 2018.
The scheme as it now stands covers two crucial sections. One is from Guide Bridge West Junction, just east of Manchester, via Huddersfield to Copley Hill East Junction, on the edge of the existing Leeds electrified area.
From the other side of Leeds, the wires would be installed from Neville West Junction to Colton Junction, which is south of York on the already-electrified East Coast Main Line.
Electrifying both these sections will provide a continuously electrified route from the Scottish central belt to Liverpool, via Newcastle, York, Leeds and Manchester. But a new statement from the Department for Transport issued today says that more routes are also being examined as potential candidates for electrification.
The DfT said: 'We have given the go-ahead, subject to the business case being confirmed, to Network Rail to electrify the north-Trans Pennine route between Manchester and York via Leeds. This will enable both local and long distance passenger services, and freight trains using this route to be operated by electric trains once the work has been completed.
'We have asked Network Rail to look at the case for electrification between Leeds and Hull, York and Scarborough and Northallerton and Middlesbrough. We will use this information to inform a further announcement about schemes in July 2012.' (2367 symbols)
Posted: 16th December 2011
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/general/2011/12/16-electrification-york-is-in-and.html
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London Bridge track and station contracts awarded
Network Rail has awarded the final two major contracts for the redevelopment of London Bridge area as part of the congestion-busting Thameslink programme. Costain Ltd. will carry out the station redevelopment and Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd. will deliver the track remodelling.
The station redevelopment will include a new concourse at street level, with entrances on Tooley Street and St Thomas Street, which will provide space for around 66% more passengers than the station handles today. Access into and around the station will also be transformed. Within the contract, Costain will carry out the detailed design and delivery of the project.
The track re-modelling at London Bridge is a vital part of the Thameslink programme and is needed to allow more and longer trains through the centre of the capital to boost capacity and relieve congestion on this busy route. The new, simplified track layout will also help improve reliability for other train services which pass through and into London Bridge. Under the contract, Balfour Beatty Rail will provide detailed design, installation, testing and commissioning of the track work.
Costain and Balfour Beatty Rail will complete the selection of three delivery partners to form the London Bridge Area Partnership and work with Network Rail to reconstruct the station and surrounding infrastructure.
Simon Kirby, managing director of investment projects, Network Rail, said: The way London Bridge evolved since the mid-1800s left us with a station and a track layout which makes it increasingly difficult to provide the capacity and reliability passengers expect today. The Thameslink programme allows the tracks, platforms and station layout at London Bridge to be completely re-designed, boosting the number of trains that can run, unblocking the bottleneck and providing a modern and dynamic station which will make a real improvement for passengers.
The creation of the London Bridge Area Partnership is evidence of the reforms we have made in the way we procure and plan our key projects. By engaging our partners at an early stage we can benefit from their expertise when carrying out the design and construction work so projects can be delivered with maximum efficiency and offer best value for money.
Andrew Wyllie, chief executive of Costain, commented: We are looking forward to commencing work on this very important project, which reinforces our position as one of the UKs leading engineering solutions providers. Our focus is to design and deliver a world class London Bridge Station which enhances the capitals infrastructure and improves the journeys of the hundreds of thousands of passengers who pass through the station every day. (2300 symbols)
Publication date: 1 November 2011
Author: Network Rail
Tagged with: Andrew Wyllie, Balfour Beatty Rail, Network Rail, Peter Anderson, Simon Kirby
http://www.europeanrailwayreview.com/11105/rail-industry-news/london-bridge-track-and-station-contracts-awarded/
