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KEY MMLe — Midland Main Line Red poten al loca on of Hs2 Brown Leicester to Burton Line Purple West Coast Main Line Green Birmingham to Rugby Black other lines Yellow diamonds Junc ons POST HENDY REVIEW—UPDATE The Hendy Enhancements delivery plan update (Jan 2016)
Electrification of the Midland Main Line has resumed under plans announced as part of Sir Peter Hendy’s work to reset Network Rail’s upgrade programme. Work on electrifying the Midland Main Line, the vital long-distance corridor that serves the UK’s industrial heartland, will continue alongside the line-speed and capacity improvement works that were already in hand.
Electrification of the line north of Bedford to Kettering and Corby is scheduled to be completed by 2019, and the line north of Kettering to Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Sheffield by 2023. Outputs The Midland Main line Electrification Programme known as the MMLe is split into two key output dates, the first running from 2014-2019 (known as CP5) and the second, 2019-2023 (CP6). There are a number of sub projects running under the main MMLe programme which are delivering various improvements in the Leicestershire area. Each sub project has dependencies with each other to enable the full ES001- Midland Main Line electrification programme to be achieved A number of interfaces and assumptions link to these programmes and their sub projects will affect Leicestershire.
ES001A- Leicester Capacity The proposed 4 tracking between Syston and Wigston is located under sub project ES001A - Leicester Capacity which can be found on page 27 of Network Rails enhancements delivery plan . The project seeks to deliver a number of capacity enhancements along the Midland Main Line corridor including grade separation (a potential fly under) at MML Wigston junction, new 4 track provision between Wigston and Leicester to enable the separation of the up and down fast and slow lines. This in turn will allow for a new slow line platform to be installed at Leicester Station and new up and slow lines between Humberstone Road and Syston Junction. These works will also look at improved capacity in the Syston area, details of which are yet to be detailed and confirmed. These works are linked with the
EM001- long distance high speed services train lengthening project ; the removal of trackside vegetation removal will be carried out / signalling 248 changes / new footbridges and platform extensions will be undertaken along the length of the route with phase 1 being from Bedford to Market Harborough from 2019 and phase 2 -Loughborough to Sheffield from 2023. These works are linked with PJIF funded ES003K- Market Harborough- line speed improvements ; this sub project seeks to deliver realignment of the track through Market Harborough, station alterations and associated infrastructure changes to improve line speeds and passenger journeys. Critical Interdependencies include the Little Bowden level crossing closure with diversion of the existing right of way over a new footbridge. Each project will be considered “under development” up to the single option stage known as Grip 3. Until this stage is reached, uncertainty over scope and timescales for delivery is likely, all sub projects being determined both in delivery and budget by the completion of any dependant sub projects, although not mutually inclusive.
The Hendy Enhancements delivery plan update can be viewed by following the link h ps://www.networkrail.co.uk/Hendy-review MARKET HARBOROUGH LINE SPEED IMPROVEMENTS HARBOROUGH STATION
RED = Proposed line of new track To st Marys Road / Town Centre Green Dashed– exis ng track Lines to be removed
NORTH Pink = Proposed car park Exis ng sta on access Green—Network Rail land ownership
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HARBOROUGH 249 Rockingham road Gt B owd TRAIN STATION en R Road bridge oad Li le Bowden
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This plan is not to scale and is for iden fica on purposes only
To A6 Harborough bypass Improved sta on facili es and enhanced car park with improved access Removal of engineering sidings
Longer pla orms
Staged construc on Great Bowden Village — Proposed Bridge and rail track works
To B6047 NORTH
PROPOSALS Bridge ID: SPC3/28D Main Street overbridge
Works to: Station road bridge, Footbridge & Main Street Proposal : reconstruct Sta on ID: SPC53/28F Sta on road overbridge bridge Proposal : reconstruct Line side vegetation clearance. New track alignment through Pony Paddock (terminating ex- isting lease as NR land) Likely to have minor change to Public Rights of Way (permanent diversion order to be submitted)
SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
Bridge ID: SPC3/28E Footbridge / Main Street PROW A49 Proposal : reconstruct Li le Bo wde n rd
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This plan is not to scale and is for iden fica on purposes only The Green Great Bowden Village — Proposed Bridge and rail track works on Network Rail owned paddock land off Langton Road
NORTH Proposal : Not known at this me
Change of use to operational railway (Pony Paddocks)
Bridge ID: SPC3/28C foot / road bridge UB- Langton Road with right of way Proposal : Not known at this me 251
Proposed new track line
Paddocks land requiring planning permission Main Street Bridge ID: SPC3/28A underbridge
Dis man tled Langton Road railw ay line Bridge ID: SPC3/28B Skew Bridge
This plan is not to scale and is for iden fica on purposes only Great Bowden Village — Proposed Bridge and rail track works on Network Rail owned paddock land off Langton Road 2
A6 Harborough NORTH Bypass to Kibworth
Bridge ID: SPC3/28 A6 Harborough Bypass
Change of use to opera onal PROPOSAL: Raise parapets only ne railway ack li ew tr sed n Propo
To Thorpe Langton Proposal : Not known at this me L 252 angton R ne oad ck li g tra s n Exi oad n R gto Lan To Great Bowden Bridge ID: SPC3/28A - CHATERS CATTLE Dis BRIDGE with PROW BOAT A47 man tled rai lway PROPOSAL: reconstruct line This plan is not to scale and is for iden fica on purposes only
A6 Harborough Bypass to Market Harborough Overview plan 253
Harborough Council: Leicestershire County Council
Environmental screening to inform decision on Environmental Impact Assessment Diversion order for Public Rights of Way (temp & permanent) Car Park planning application
Prior approval of new station & footbridge Highway authority:
Change of use to operational railway (Pony Paddock) Highway approval for new station access route
Part 8 notification for permitted development Change to bridges
Listed building consent
Update on Bridge enhancements (phase 1) The following bridges were previously identified and committed in the Midland Mainline Electrification programme as requiring enhancement works. Following the unpausing of the electrification and Hendy review in September 2015, Network rail is currently in the progress of replanning the programme and as yet has not yet been able to provide LCC with a new programme timetable for the delivery of these phase 1 works. Other bridges in Leicestershire were also identified as requiring works but as they remain uncommitted .
Name of Structure Post Highways Planning Description of Liability / Property ELR ID Consents Proposal structure Class code Authority Authority Structure Issues
Charnwood Lattice two span NR owned & Under Hill SPC Leicestershire 49 LE127LP Borough skewed maintained for public N/A Reconstruction to 5100mm Footbridge 5 County Council Bridge Council footbridge footpath rights.
Charnwood Approach arches NR owned & Humble Lane SPC Leicestershire Overbridge 44 LE74US Borough and two span maintained for public N/A Reconstruction to 5175mm 5 County Council Bridge Council steel flat deck highway rights.
Charnwood NR owned & SPC Leicestershire Two span Overbridge 43 LE74UZ Borough maintained for public N/A Reconstruction to 5175mm Syston Road 5 County Council wrought Iron deck Council highway rights.
Jack existing flat deck and Charnwood Two brick arch & NR owned & Meadow SPC Leicestershire reconstruct central Arch with a flat 78 LE111LE Borough New concrete maintained for public N/A Overbridge 5 County Council deck to match jacked structure, side Lane Council deck highway rights. arch to remain.
Charnwood NR owned & Barkby SPC Leicestershire Two span Overbridge 29 LE48GT Borough maintained for public N/A Reconstruction to 5175mm 5 County Council concrete flat deck Thorpe Lane Council highway rights.
Charnwood NR owned & SPC Leicestershire Two span Overbridge 30 LE72BA Borough maintained for public N/A Reconstruction to 5175mm Barkby Lane 5 County Council concrete flat deck Council highway rights.
Charnwood NR owned & Jack existing flat deck and Nottingham SPC LE111H Leicestershire Brick arch & New 75 Borough maintained for public N/A reconstruct arch with a flat deck to Overbridge 5 W County Council concrete deck Road A60 Council highway rights. match jacked structure. 254
NR owned & SPC LE167H Leicestershire Harborough Three span brick maintained for a Byway 28 N/A Reconstruction to 5100mm Chaters Overbridge 3 S County Council District Council arch Open to All Traffic BOAT
Grammar NR owned & SPC Leicestershire Harborough Three span brick Conservation Reconstruction with flat deck to Overbridge 18 LE89JB maintained for public School 3 County Council District Council arch Area 5175mm Bridge footpath rights.
Oadby and NR owned & Taylors SPC LE182Q Leicestershire Wigston Overbridge 3 Single span deck maintained for private N/A Jack existing structure to 5175mm 3 T County Council Borough Lodge vehicular rights. Council Location of bridges and junctions affected by the Midland Main Line Electrification programme North of Leicester
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(Iden fied in Leicester Capacity)
KEY Blue Circle — Bridges iden fied in the MMLe programme as requiring works Dashed orange circles Syston Junc ons and sta on Wigston Junc on and Wigston Fly under loca on (Iden fied in Leicester Capacity ES001A) Dashed orange Length of track involved in the Leicestershire capacity project WIGSTON Bridge iden fica on FLY UNDER Blue wording Commi ed works phase 1 (Iden fied in Black wording uncommi ed works Leicester Capacity) Location of bridges and junctions affected by the Midland Main Line Electrification programme North of Leicester
Iden fied in CROFT SIDINGS Leicester Capacity not iden fied
KEY Blue Circle — Bridges iden fied in the MMLe Phase 1 programme as requiring works
Dashed orange Cro sidings 256 circles orange oval Market Harborough line speed Iden fied in improvements project MHLSI (ES001A) Yellow line Track works outside of county south of Leicestershire to be completed in key output 1 2014-2019 Bridge iden fica on Blue wording Commi ed works phase 1 Black wording uncommi ed works