We’ve already carried out major improvements between Manchester and Stalybridge in Summer and Winter 2021 including completely reconstructing two bridges, installing a new track layout at Miles Platting to enable trains to run faster, together with improving track and upgrading signalling equipment outside Manchester Victoria to help to bring a more modern, reliable railway and creating the capacity for more trains to run in the future, improving connectivity across the North.
We’ve replaced the road bridge at Sunnyside Lane, to allow the installation of Overhead Line Equipment
A Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) is required to deliver elements of the Transpennine Route Upgrade between Stalybridge and Diggle (Saddleworth).
A Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) is required to deliver elements of the Transpennine Route Upgrade between Standedge and Gledholt (Huddersfield).
In 2022, Huddersfield station celebrated not only its 175th birthday but a new future, as the Transpennine Route Upgrade announced it will significantly improve its facilities, giving the people it serves a station truly fit for the 21st century.