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TRU work on historic rail viaduct intensifies as busy road closed for weekend
Bradford Road in Huddersfield is closed for the weekend while Transpennine Route Upgrade works to Huddersfield Viaduct continue. The old Huddersfield Technical College site is being used to store the many beams needed for the TRU project. Meanwhile, this video also takes a look at the new logistics hub being created at Healey Mills, near Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. #train #tru #railway #transpennineexpress
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TRU LATEST 🏗 New bridge in place at Neville Hill after intensive works
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Osmondthorpe Lane in Leeds remain closed as Transpennine Route Upgrade workers continue a major project to replace the railway bridge. Huge cranes have been on site and the works appear to be progressing well. This video also takes a brief look at the work compound near Crawshaw Woods cast iron bridge, in the Manston area of Leeds. #train #transpennineexpress #railway #tru #trainspotting
👁 Sneak peek at new station entrance after Xmas TRU work at Mirfield 🎄🧑‍🎄
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A new entrance is being created at Mirfield Railway Station, in West Yorkshire, amid the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). As such, a new hole has been created in the wall at Station Road. Meanwhile, in Huddersfield, the viaduct continues to be prepared for the new pre-cast concrete beam to be installed to allow new track to be laid over the historic structure. #train #railway #tru #trainspotti...
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Neville Hill bridge closure & pylons put in place near Morley
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A programme of works are taking place over Christmas on the Transpennine Route Upgrade. A bridge replacement at Osmondthorpe Lane near Neville Hill Depot in Leeds will leave the road closed until December 31. Meanwhile, the pylons for OLE are now in place at Cottingley, Churwell and up to the edge of Morley Station. The pylons for electric wires have also been put up at the mothballed White Ros...
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Trackbed widening in readiness for new 'fast lines' on 4-track railway
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A lot of work to remove foliage, rubble and earth is taking shape between Deighton and Colne Bridge to create space for a four-track railway between Huddersfield and Westtown near Dewsbury, as part of the £10.7 billion Transpennine Route Upgrade. As a little bonus, the video features a walk over the long-disused Bradley Viaduct as a way of getting from Colne Bridge Road bridge to another TRU co...
🏗 Roof put in place above new £24 million platform at city station 👷‍♀️
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Bradford Forster Square Railway Station is getting a new platform and the roof has now been put on. It's supposed to open in May 2025 when the city is in the middle of the City of Culture 12 months. The reckon it could create capacity for five more London services a day, but would LNER need to run that many? #train #railway #station #lner
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Canal-side works intensify ➕️ Bridge rebuilds draw closer
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A look at a mile-long section of railway that includes half a dozen bridges, creating a challenge for the Transpennine Route Upgrade team. The video starts with a look at the A62 Leeds Road bridge at Deighton, moves on to the doomed Wheatley's Colliery Bridge and finishes with a focus on Colne Bridge Road bridge. #train #railway #tru #transpennineexpress #trainspotting
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Next phase for Mirfield Station rebuild, plus Heaton Lodge Jct latest
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The Mirfield Railway Station revamp in West Yorkshire is about to enter a new phase as a series of road closures are planned through December. Also, we look at the latest earthworks at Heaton Lodge Junction, where a new 1km section of track will be laid on a new alignment to reduce the curvature and boost linespeed. #train #railway #tru #transpennineexpress #trainspotting
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️Prep for new fly-over junction and huge viaduct continues
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Lots of progress has been made at Ravensthorpe for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). These images, shot last Sunday, show that huge earthworks have taken place to prepare the ground for a new grade-separated 'fly-over' junction, as well as a new track alignment leading to the new 'Baker Viaduct' across the Hebble & Calder Navigation Canal and the River Calder. The station is being moved 200...
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️Change of plan as Hillhouse platform makes way for Brighouse upgrade
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Plans for a temporary platform at Hillhouse Sidings have been scrapped in favour of a plan to upgrade Brighouse Railway Station. Originally, the idea was for passengers to be bussed from Hillhouse to Huddersfield during closures of Huddersfield Station for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). However, it is now thought preferable to upgrade Brighouse Station, on the Calder Valley line, because...
Midnight TRU action🌛Engineering train turns round in Marsden loop
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As most people sleep, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues apace in West Yorkshire. Here, the 6Y31 2155 Doncaster Up Decoy to Huddersfield HU1412 (a signal just east of Huddersfield Railway Station) is seen turning around in Marsden loop, in the Colne Valley area of Kirklees. The Freightliner 66551 is seen running round its train by running wrong line back through the station. #train ...
Update on £25m station plan after contractor appointed
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Elland is set to get a new railway station on the Calder Valley Line. The West Yorkshire town, near Halifax, is well-served by the road network, but could enjoy rail links to locations such as Manchester by late 2026. #train #railway #railwaystation #trainspotting
😲 Long-derelict railway yard brought back to life as TRU logistics hub
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Healey Mills Marshalling Yard, near Ossett, Wakefield, closed fully in 2012 after many decades of decline. Now, brand new sidings are being created on the huge site to create a distribution hub to serve the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). The long-derelict site is ideally located for the likes of Ravensthorpe and Mirfield, where huge works are taking place. #train #tru #railway
Bright blue HST powers up the hill from Huddersfield towards Marsden
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The Midland Pullman, powered by two Class 43s, is seen at Slaithwaite in the Colne Calley area of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The working was the 5Z52 1418 from Doncaster West Yard to Crewe Heritage Centre. #hst #train #railway #trainspotting #class43
Big changes at Bradford's 2 stations 👷‍♀️ Update on extra platform & new plaza
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Bradford Forster Square railway station is having a new platform added to allow extra London services to use the station, while a new pedestrian plaza is being built outside Bradford Interchange #railway #trainspotting #train
😢 Sad news as historic freight-only branch line is officially mothballed
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😢 Sad news as historic freight-only branch line is officially mothballed
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Huge changes at Mirfield Station & nightworks at Ravensthorpe 🌃
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TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ Huge changes at Mirfield Station & nightworks at Ravensthorpe 🌃
Queuing system at rail station as trains bring thousands of rugby fans to Cardiff 🏉
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Queuing system at rail station as trains bring thousands of rugby fans to Cardiff 🏉
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ World's only bridge of its kind to be rebuilt as new phase of work approved
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TRU UPDATE 👷‍♀️ World's only bridge of its kind to be rebuilt as new phase of work approved
Unusual workings in Huddersfield conclude fascinating fortnight on West Yorkshire rails 📷 😃
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Unusual workings in Huddersfield conclude fascinating fortnight on West Yorkshire rails 📷 😃
TRU UPDATE 👷‍♂️Big changes at Heaton Lodge Junction, Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe
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TRU UPDATE 👷‍♂️Big changes at Heaton Lodge Junction, Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe
Sweet timing as mega-clagging Class 60 crosses Class 66 🔥
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Sweet timing as mega-clagging Class 60 crosses Class 66 🔥
A glimpse inside Class 47's engine room at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
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A glimpse inside Class 47's engine room at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Nighttime action in West Yorks including TRU works and RHTT
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Nighttime action in West Yorks including TRU works and RHTT
Shed tour reveals locos in a variety of different conditions
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Shed tour reveals locos in a variety of different conditions
Magnificent scenes as whistling steam loco bursts into Totley Tunnel 😏 👏
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Magnificent scenes as whistling steam loco bursts into Totley Tunnel 😏 👏
Spotless blue HST beneath under-restoration station roof on Midland Pullman
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Spotless blue HST beneath under-restoration station roof on Midland Pullman
Bright orange 37405 blasts through Yorkshire station light engine 🍊 😃
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Bright orange 37405 blasts through Yorkshire station light engine 🍊 😃
CHEERS! 🍻 Watching 161-year-old steam loco from pub at ELR Autumn steam gala 😀
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CHEERS! 🍻 Watching 161-year-old steam loco from pub at ELR Autumn steam gala 😀
UPDATE 👷‍♂️New platform at Bradford Forster Square station partly built 💪
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UPDATE 👷‍♂️New platform at Bradford Forster Square station partly built 💪

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Grid56
    @Grid56 4 дні тому

    The healey mills cones might mark sewer access points or could be the points where electric o.h. masts might be placed ?

  • @guyroebuck8510
    @guyroebuck8510 5 днів тому

    Thankyou for keeping us bang up to date❤

  • @chromiumphotography5138
    @chromiumphotography5138 5 днів тому

    Shame I was away, as I would have loved to have gone down to have a butchers at this. Is the state of UK construction that bad that an Irish company got the contract for this job - back to the days of canal construction?

    • @rikkilamb
      @rikkilamb 5 днів тому

      Most building contracts go to Irish companies in the UK.

  • @robertwalsh1724
    @robertwalsh1724 5 днів тому

    Thanks!

  • @MrGriff20
    @MrGriff20 5 днів тому

    Another great update much appreciated

  • @andrewreynolds4949
    @andrewreynolds4949 5 днів тому

    Everyone stay warm!

  • @dennisshaffer4528
    @dennisshaffer4528 5 днів тому

    I appreciate you giving locations and not of history.Since I'm in the states.

    • @dennisshaffer4528
      @dennisshaffer4528 5 днів тому

      Should learn to type,wanted to say l the historical data.

  • @a11csc
    @a11csc 5 днів тому

    👍👍😊😊❤❤

  • @johnboughton7451
    @johnboughton7451 5 днів тому

    Sarah thanks for taking the time to film, edit & upload during the course of the video you state the the viaduct needs to be prepated for 4-tracking am I right in thinking that should be prepared for 4-tracking or is the original word used in the railway industry once again on behalf of all your Subscribers thank you for keeping us updated Happy New Year

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 5 днів тому

      Yes, it's a typo on my part. You're right - it should say prepared.

  • @suesmith4366
    @suesmith4366 5 днів тому

    Brilliant Sarah loved this, can’t wait for the next update on this site. 👍🏻😎

  • @michaelgallagher8079
    @michaelgallagher8079 5 днів тому

    It wasn’t missing. It’s being replaced with a strengthened new section.

    • @andrewreynolds4949
      @andrewreynolds4949 5 днів тому

      True, but it was currently missing after they took the old section out

  • @westyham1
    @westyham1 5 днів тому

    Thanks, another great informative video

  • @ianbird9143
    @ianbird9143 5 днів тому

    Is there any information as to why this bit of the viaduct is missing…. Great video of these upgrades… keep warm out there this winter 🥶

    • @andrewreynolds4949
      @andrewreynolds4949 5 днів тому

      Previously removed for this replacement, this is the new segment going in

    • @ianbird9143
      @ianbird9143 5 днів тому

      @ thank you…

  • @trevormegson7583
    @trevormegson7583 5 днів тому

    Excellent footage of the bridge. Thank you.

  • @darleytransportandtravel6353
    @darleytransportandtravel6353 5 днів тому

    Hope that you didn't get too cold whilst filming all this for us to see. Thank you, because it's fascinating to see all this work going on. Back to four tracks again east of Huddersfield after 50 years.

  • @acescionti711
    @acescionti711 5 днів тому

    God. Lovely video of Union of South Africa The chime whistle is beautiful as ever. And watching that gorgeous conjugated valve gear run at speed is amazing Thank you

  • @Legolash2o
    @Legolash2o 11 днів тому

    What bridge was that at @2:41? It looks like they have removed the whole embankment!

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 11 днів тому

      That's the old bridge that had been removed and put in the middle of a nearby car park. Looks weird with nothing on either side of it.

    • @Legolash2o
      @Legolash2o 11 днів тому

      @sarahandwills makes sense, thanks!

  • @_RabbitLeader
    @_RabbitLeader 12 днів тому

    Freightliner have plenty of spare Loco’s.

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 12 днів тому

      Yes, there's usually a line of locos at Midland Road that haven't seen action for some time. The 70s don't seem to be used as much as they could be

  • @_RabbitLeader
    @_RabbitLeader 12 днів тому

    How many administrators have been used to plan this work?

  • @_RabbitLeader
    @_RabbitLeader 12 днів тому

    They will leave loads of rail debris and any litter will of course not be picked up!

  • @MrGriff20
    @MrGriff20 12 днів тому

    Excellent update many thanks

  • @a11csc
    @a11csc 12 днів тому

    ❤❤👍👍😊😊

  • @terrigoddard3448
    @terrigoddard3448 12 днів тому

    Looks like you got there a few hours, after me. The crane was fully out.

  • @suesmith4366
    @suesmith4366 12 днів тому

    Thanks for a great new update Sarah 😎

  • @westyham1
    @westyham1 12 днів тому

    Thanks again for more great video's

  • @ianbird9143
    @ianbird9143 12 днів тому

    Morning Sarah…in all railway infrastructure videos…. the amount of men in Orange standing around with their hands in their pockets found nothing is amazing 😂😂 Happy New Year to all viewers…

  • @Andrewjg_89
    @Andrewjg_89 12 днів тому

    I still think that Network Rail should electrify from Neville Hill Leeds to York via Church Fenton.

  • @nigelkthomas9501
    @nigelkthomas9501 12 днів тому

    I wondered why all the TPEs were going by Castleford today.

  • @dennisshaffer4528
    @dennisshaffer4528 13 днів тому

    Thanks for great updates.

  • @williamchivers380
    @williamchivers380 13 днів тому

    And yet another informative update in the latest insight into the vital yet crucial transpennine route upgrade.

  • @matthewhale4444
    @matthewhale4444 13 днів тому

    Thanks Sarah for another good video. Have a healthy, peaceful & prosperous new year. God bless you. 👍

  • @garfstiglz3981
    @garfstiglz3981 13 днів тому

    Given the vaste length of this branch line it could be turned into a heritage railway.

  • @clivebroadhead4381
    @clivebroadhead4381 13 днів тому

    I hope the TRU will now extend to Hull to complete the coast to coast route.

    • @andrewreynolds4949
      @andrewreynolds4949 13 днів тому

      Unlikely. That was cut from the program very early on and has never had much of a chance of being revived.

  • @clivebroadhead4381
    @clivebroadhead4381 13 днів тому

    It's good to see progress on the TRU.

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      Absolutely. Great to see it taking shape.

  • @Carlos-im3hn
    @Carlos-im3hn 13 днів тому

    TRU Progress. Cheers, from across the Pond !

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      It's starting to take shape nicely. The North of England may finally get the railway that its proud towns and cities have long deserved!

  • @westyham1
    @westyham1 13 днів тому

    Thanks for another great video

  • @PondersEndModelRailway
    @PondersEndModelRailway 13 днів тому

    nice to see infrastructure being built again, thanks for sharing and Happy New Year

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      The work seems to have really ramped up in the last few months. I guess there's quite a lot of prep work to get through, then it all suddenly becomes more visible. It's certainly an interesting scheme.

    • @_RabbitLeader
      @_RabbitLeader 12 днів тому

      This work was planned well before Labour was elected!

  • @paulrowntree2800
    @paulrowntree2800 13 днів тому

    Fantastic video, Sarah. That poor old bridge looked very sad.

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      Yes, it looked a bit odd just sat there in a car park with no purpose!

  • @ianrankin5686
    @ianrankin5686 13 днів тому

    Definitely a One OFF!.like it.👍

  • @ianrankin5686
    @ianrankin5686 13 днів тому

    Hi there ,I particularly liked the way in which the pictures of the locomotives were captured. I also like railways, and railway scrapyards. But I love the way a picture taken at a certain angle and the light at the time can tell the story. Many thanks for uploading the videos I've only just this morning stumbled across your channel cheers IAN RANKIN 🎉🫡

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      Thanks Ian. Yes, I certainly agree. Scrapyards can be quite atmospheric in a way. It's nice to think that so many Class 50s escaped the dreaded cutters' torch!

  • @sssniperboofygoofy
    @sssniperboofygoofy 13 днів тому

    I never saw a CAT CS66B compactor before

  • @suesmith4366
    @suesmith4366 14 днів тому

    Wow massive changes Sarah 😮

  • @BIGV710
    @BIGV710 14 днів тому

    Mirfield was a good place for spotting in steam days and shed was easy to get round

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      Spotting-wise, I guess it has the benefit of being located slap bang between Heaton Lodge, where the Calder Valley trains join the line, and Ravensthorpe, where anything from Healey Mills/Wakefield direction joins the line, so you don't miss much if you're at Mirfield!

  • @DeepakVerma-cd4fe
    @DeepakVerma-cd4fe 14 днів тому

    It's a big project 3 years from next year to complete it's aong time, to do all that work building a viaduct new station, trains will have to be diverted via the Calder ale line,

  • @shiftymuckers6627
    @shiftymuckers6627 14 днів тому

    Another great update, ive stopped looking for the TPE & Network Rail updates now, as i find yours much more informative. Please keep up the great work in the new year!

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 13 днів тому

      Thanks for that - it's much appreciated. 👍

  • @bertiewooster3326
    @bertiewooster3326 14 днів тому

    Is that the Sir Nigel Farage A4 ?

  • @richardsterne2875
    @richardsterne2875 14 днів тому

    Its a shame Bradford Forster Square and Bradford Interchange cant have lines between them.

  • @Mark_Harwood
    @Mark_Harwood 14 днів тому

    I do hope they paint over that embarrassingly awful mural. They should pay a talented artist to create something decent.

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 14 днів тому

      It's certainly divided opinion. Surely they wouldn't do all this work and leave something like that in place 🤔

  • @Gary-V16
    @Gary-V16 14 днів тому

    We've come a long way since I watched the gas works train pass under the viaduct and run down the side of the Monday market with the flag bearing man leading the way. More good coverage, thank you.

  • @AngloYorkshire
    @AngloYorkshire 14 днів тому

    Have you seen the concrete beams for the viaduct are already in Huddersfield? Take a walk to the old demolished tech site and see them there

    • @sarahandwills
      @sarahandwills 14 днів тому

      Ah, okay, I'll take a look. Thanks for the tip-off. 👍