The environment The railway is a sustainable form of • visual and landscape • noise and air quality transport. We work hard to reduce our • ecology and wildlife impact on the environment and put rail • socio-economic impacts at the heart of a low carbon economy. • heritage Faster, more frequent services across the North Initial environmental studies are being undertaken and will inform Our work will require some areas of vegetation to be removed in local the detail of the application. A full Environmental Impact woodland. Our priority is to minimise the impact on trees – especially Assessment (EIA) is being carried out. This includes a detailed ancient woodland. We are working closely with the study of potential effects of the proposed railway and its National Park Authority and the National Trust and will be seeking their Improving rail construction on the local area, such as: advice on appropriate mitigation measures. This might include planting new trees either in the same woodland or nearby. in the North November 2013 Next steps Network Rail is required to submit a Transport and Works To inform the application, we’re consulting with the public, Act Order to the Secretary of State for Transport to gain the stakeholders and our colleagues in the rail industry. The feedback necessary powers to build the new track at Grindleford and submitted, along with a range of other factors, will help inform Dore & stations. the detail of the final application.

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Public consultation begins Review consultation Submission of TWAO Start on site subject to Work completes feedback application to Secretary consent of State

For further information about the plans please visit our You can also email hubconsultation-doregrindleford@ website www.networkrail.co.uk/doregrindleford networkrail.co.uk or call Network Rail’s 24hr helpline on 08457 11 41 41 We will be making an application to the Secretary of State for Transport to secure the necessary powers to carry out this work, and are now Improving the Hope Valley line The project consulting with the local community on the proposals. Some of the work, including the creation of a new platform and track at Dore & We’re looking to build new sections of railway Totley station and the majority of new track at Grindleford, will take between and close to Grindleford and Dore & Totley stations place within the boundaries of Network Rail’s land and will not be to allow passenger services to overtake slower included in the Transport and Works Act Order. As part of the Northern Hub – a Demand for train travel between Sheffield and Manchester is moving freight and stopping passenger trains. increasing. Forecasts show by 2029 demand will be 56% The Northern Hub programme of investment to deliver higher than today in Sheffield, and 66% higher in Manchester. This will free up capacity on the line between This project forms a key part of our plan to improve rail in the North. The Northern Hub programme, combined with electrification, will Currently, slow moving freight trains restrict the speed and Manchester and Sheffield. faster, more frequent services across the deliver faster, more frequent services and help stimulate economic capacity of passenger services on the Hope Valley line. We North of – we’re drawing up growth. By improving connectivity between key towns and cities the need to invest now to increase capacity and allow trains to Delivering benefits investment will: plans to increase capacity on the railway operate more effectively on the route. The investment will: • allow up to 700 more trains to run a day between Sheffield and Manchester. • Create extra capacity • create space for up to 44 million extra passengers a year • Improve frequency • provide over £4bn worth of wider economic benefits to the region • Improve reliability • create up to 20,000 to 30,000 new jobs

The Hope Valley railway line: connecting Manchester and Sheffield

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We need to extend the existing Dore South Constructing the new track The work to build the new track will take place in stages: Wider works Curve railway line, between West View Lane at Dore & Totley station • excavating the existing embankment to make space for This project is part of a wider scheme, which is split into three areas the new track - Chinley, Grindleford and Dore. At Chinley we are building a new and Dore West Junction, to allow passenger We will need to clear vegetation and excavate rock in order to lay the section of track and extending the platforms at the station. This work new track. Along the length of the works the newly excavated slope • laying new track and associated infrastructure trains to overtake freight services. will take place within the boundary of Network Rail’s and not be will be stabilized and strengthened between Westview Lane to Dore • constructing a new permanent track access at West View Lane included in the Transport and Works Act Order. A second track through Dore & Totley station will be created and a South Junction. new platform constructed. This will be accessed by a new footbridge • constructing a new footbridge with new lifts at Dore & and new lifts. The main site compound will be set up within an area on Network Totley station (on Network Rail land) Rail’s land and accessed from Twentywell Lane. The plans at Grindleford We need to build a section of railway to the north west of Grindleford station.

7 8 The new track will run alongside the existing railway through two 1 6 A cuttings and an embankment. The existing footbridge over the railway Temporary compound line will be modified so the track can be laid. area to include oces and a car park for workers Constructing the new track at Grindleford

Access to site Oxhay Wood In order to construct the new track we will need to carry out work in a from A6187 Temporary land take for haul road location that has poor vehicle access. We will need to construct a Permanent land take temporary haul road along the length of the track to provide access for plant, vehicles, materials and workers. This will require some vegetation Existing track will provide Footpath in the area to be cleared. Parts of a nearby farm track will also be vehicle access to site. Some Temporary closure of footpath upgrade work may be needed. Station upgraded to provide a link into the haul road. Proposed track alterations cafe Existing track alignments A main site compound will need to be set up to enable us to carry out Bridges the work. The area we’re proposing is to the north west of the worksite Temporary mini bus turning Temporary compound Temporary mini bus turning area and facilities for workers providing access to track area and facilities for workers and will be accessed from the A6187. By using this compound we hope to minimise disruption to the woodland next to the railway. Smaller Sandstone rock cutting Embankment widening Mudstone rock cutting facilities closer to the track will also be required. GRINDLEFORD STATION After construction, the haul road and compound will be removed and we will invest in restoring the areas to mitigate the impacts of the Temporary small Upper Padley project. Bridge works compound Corsey Bank Wood Rough Wood Work to build the new track will take place in stages: • setting up the compounds and temporary track access points • modifying existing cuttings and embankments Temporary work compound • widening the existing stone pedestrian bridge north west of Coppice Wood on Grindleford sidings Grindleford station to accommodate the new track • creating the new track bed, laying new ballast, installing new track, and associated infrastructure Bridge Work to culverts The existing railway boundary, walls and fences will also be removed and repositioned along the new track boundary. Bridge to be modified to accomodate new track. 3 month closure planned