York Holgate Junction Remodelling (Transpennine Route Upgrade)
York, UK · Completed by December 202x (part of ongoing TRU, specific year of completion for this phase not specified but recent) · Part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (overall TRU cost £11.5bn)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launch* Strategic use of specialised heavy machinery (Kirow 1200 crane) for efficient installation of track components. * Scheduling of major works over Christmas to reduce impact on regular rail services. * The project is a crucial component of the wider Transpennine Route Upgrade, aimed at delivering more frequent, faster, and more reliable rail services across the North.
Key engineering challenges
* Replacing heavily-used track points that were approaching life-expiry to ensure reliability. * Working on a critical junction to maintain and improve train movements into and out of York. * Minimising disruption to both passenger and freight services during construction, particularly by scheduling work over holiday periods.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Network Rail, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
- Lead contractor
- TRU East Alliance
- Lead designers
- —
- Project type
- upgrade
- Scale
- New points installed; 78 metres of new track; use of Kirow 1200 rail-mounted crane (110 tonnes, lifts up to 125 tonnes); upgrade of heavily-used track points crossed by 100 passenger and freight trains daily.
- Disciplines
- Civil; signalling
- Standards & frameworks
- Network Rail standards
Sources: * Transpennine Route Upgrade (Undated), "Holgate", https://thetrupgrade.co.uk/holgate/ * York Press (2010), "Network Rail plans to remodel Holgate Junction near York station", https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8303833.network-rail-plans-to-remodel-holgate-junction-near-york-station/