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  2. Midland Main Line upgrade - Wikipedia

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    The Midland Main Line (MML), a major railway line in the United Kingdom, has been undergoing various upgrades since 2015. [1] The current programme of upgrades began in 2012, although electrification was proposed a number of times previously. [2] The current programme includes electrification of the railway line between Bedford, Wellingborough ...

  3. North West England electrification schemes - Wikipedia

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    North West England electrification schemes. North West England electrification schemes are a series of individual railway lines in North West England that have been, and continue to be electrified and upgraded. It is planned that these schemes will result in a modernised, cleaner, lower carbon and faster railway with improved capacity.

  4. Integrated Rail Plan - Wikipedia

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    Integrated-rail-plan-for-the-north-and-midlands. The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands or more simply, the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), is a United Kingdom government proposal published on 18 November 2021. [ 1 ] It aims to deliver "increased capacity, faster journeys or more frequent services on eight out of the top ten busiest ...

  5. Midland Main Line - Wikipedia

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    The Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby / Nottingham and Chesterfield. Express passenger services on the line are operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR).

  6. Great Western Main Line upgrade - Wikipedia

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    At the start of the 21st century, the Great Western Main Line and the Midland Main Line were the last of the major main line routes in the UK using diesel as the main source of locomotive power. [9] When the announcement was made in July 2009 to electrify the Great Western (along with the Liverpool-Manchester line ), it represented the first ...

  7. Felixstowe to Nuneaton railway upgrade - Wikipedia

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    The Felixstowe to Nuneaton railway upgrade in the United Kingdom is a series of upgrades being made to both a key strategic freight route [1] and one that carries passengers on many parts. It is one of only two routes between the busiest container port and the Midlands, the other being via London. [2] The route and the upgrade is sometimes ...

  8. Transpennine Route Upgrade - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Trans-Pennine Routes. The TRU relates to the Huddersfield line, shown in light blue. Calder Valley line for comparison. The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major investment being made in the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield – the 76 miles (122 km) northern route over the Pennines, [1] most of which is also known as the Huddersfield line.

  9. List of proposed railway electrification routes in Great Britain

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    On 25 June 2015 the government announced that some of the electrification projects would be delayed or cut back because of rising costs. Electrification work was to be "paused" on the Trans-Pennine route between York and Manchester and on the Midland main line between Bedford and Sheffield.