Assuming it’s going ahead, TransPennine route (aka Huddersfield line) upgrade will mean services being diverted via the Calder Valley whilst various parts of the Huddersfield route are blocked. Apart from 4- tracking Huddersfield-Dewsbury there is major track and platform remodelling, and of course electrification (we hope). You may know more by the time this newsletter reaches you and we’ll update in our next issues.
We do know that a westbound loop is being planned between Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge allowing diverted fast TPE services to overtake Calder Valley “locals” during TRU works. So some of our trains will be slower whenever the diversions are taking place. No pain no gain. What we don’t know yet is whether the loop will be long enough to shift freights out of the way of our passenger trains. It would seem short sight-sighted for it not to be.
Header Image: “185142+120 Diverted TPE Liverpool Service At Hebden Bridge” flickr photo by RyanTaylor1986 https://flickr.com/photos/ryantaylorphotography/6084429293 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
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