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Trans-Pennine (TRU) changes in West Yorkshire. Mirfield.

04 Thursday Jan 2024

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Over the Christmas shutdown Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams have been busy in the Mirfield station area where a number of different jobs have been carried. I visited just before Christmas, when the place looked like this;

Looking West across the original station and platforms 2 and 1 from the newer wooden platform 3 which is located on the Up Slow.
Looking East from the end of platform 3 with a Wigan – Leeds train passing on the Down Slow. The centre track is the Up fast, which was about to move…

Over the holiday period approximately 560 meters of the Up Fast was renewed and slewed to a new alignment. This allowed the rarely used platform 2 to be cut back, creating more room for future works. At the same time two new beams were lifted into place over Station Road. these will form part of the new station platform. Here’s how things looked today – the first day of the year where it hasn’t rained!
Platform 2 has been abolished with the edging stones removed and earth cut back. It’s also been hoarded off from platform 1 which remains in use for Eastbound services. To the right you can see one of the new concrete beams which have been lifted into place over Station Rd. They’re protected by the white fencing. Here’s a slightly wider view.

Meanwhile, looking East…

The new view from the end of platform 3 look East, with a long section of the Up Fast having been relayed in its new position closer to the Up slow. Here’s a couple of pictures that give greater clarity.
Back in May 2021 180112 approaches Mirfield From Wakefield on the Up Slow. Notice the position of the Up Fast. Here’s (almost) the same view today.

These are the first really substantial alterations at Mirfield, but there’s lots more to come as the four tracks are restored and the station’s completely rebuilt.

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