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TRANS-PENNINE HIGH SPEED RAIL THE ONLY WAY IS WOODHEAD Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE Civil Engineering Principal High Speed UK 2

Woodhead - the missing link SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE SKIPTON- COLNE ROUTE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE ROUTE FREIGHT ROUTE FROM OLDHAM WATH YARD WOODHEAD BARNSLEY ROUTE PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT VICTORIA NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 3 BUXTON

The Woodhead Line : decline and fall • 1970 – closed to passengers • 1981 – closed to freight • Woodhead Tunnel R.I.P.?? 4

The Woodhead Line : reawakenings?? Infrastructure intact: • Country trail? 5

The Woodhead Line : reawakenings?? Infrastructure intact: • Country trail? • Reopening ambitions? Central Railway Translink lorry shuttle 6

Lorry Shuttles via Woodhead LS M62 • Req d for short-haul M60 M62 Manchester-Sheffield M1 MA L A616 • TranslinkUK scheme? M67 WOODHEAD LI TUNNEL SK • Concerns re viability MAN SH TranslinkUK • Loading gauge issues! NATIONAL GRID CABLES 7

The Woodhead Tunnel • Not a railway tunnel – but a potential cable conduit!! • National Grid controversy!! 8

The Woodhead Tunnel • January 2008 • ‘Save The Woodhead Tunnel’ campaign • Questions asked in Parliament 9

High Speed North • Single east-sided spine • Trans-Pennine spur to Manchester & Liverpool • All primary centres directly interlinked • Direct link to LHR 10

HS2 No trans- Pennine link!! 11

Trans-Pennine Communities AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD 2.2M BLACKBURN BURNLEY HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD PONTE- FRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY OLDHAM 2.5M BARNSLEY MANCHESTER HYDE LONGDENDALE 1.3M ROTHERHAM PEAK MARPLE DISTRICT SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT NATIONAL PARK 12

Trans-Pennine Beneficiaries • West Yorkshire 2.2M • South Yorkshire 1.3M • Greater Manchester 2.5M • Merseyside 1.4M • Hull/York 0.5M • Teesside 0.5M • Tyneside/Wearside 1.1M • Nottingham/Derby 1.5M 10.8M 13

March 2010 HS2 ‘Y’ 14

June 2014 HS3!! 15

Trans-Pennine rail links c.1963 SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE SKIPTON- COLNE ROUTE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE ROUTE FREIGHT ROUTE FROM OLDHAM WATH YARD WOODHEAD BARNSLEY ROUTE PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT VICTORIA NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 16 BUXTON

Trans-Pennine rail links - today SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 17 BUXTON

Trans-Pennine Rail Issues • Journey times • Capacity • Passenger overcrowding • Restrictive gauge for freight • Resilience • Accessibility • Inclusivity 18

HS3 initiative - 2014 SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT HS3?? ROCHDALE BOLTON BURY HUDDERSFIELD DIGGLE ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 19 BUXTON

HS3 initiative – plus HS2 SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT HS3?? ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE HS2 ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE MANCHESTER LONGDENDALE PEAK DISTRICT HS2 NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 20 BUXTON

Northern Powerhouse 2015 SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT HS3?? ROCHDALE BOLTON BURY HUDDERSFIELD DIGGLE HS2 ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE MANCHESTER LONGDENDALE PEAK DISTRICT HS2 NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 21 BUXTON

The ‘One North’ View?? SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 22 BUXTON

‘One North’ Airport Link SKIPTON AIREDALE SHIPLE LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY ACCRINGTON HALIFAX CASTLE- SPEN FORD VALLEY CALDER WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY VALLEY ROUTE PONTEFRACT ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY DIGGLE ROUTE OLDHAM BARNSLEY PENISTONE LONGDENDALE MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK HYDE GLOSSOP ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD HOPE VALLEY ALTRINCHAM STOCKPORT ROUTE 23 BUXTON

The ‘One North’ View?? 24

Journey Time Specification (1) One North 25

Journey Time Specification (2) Northern Powerhouse 26

The High Speed UK Solution High Speed UK LS C WOODHEAD MA TUNNEL L P LI SK MAN SH V 27

HSUK Journey Times LS C High Speed UK WOODHEAD MA TUNNEL L P LI HSUK One North SK MA-LS 25 30 MAN SH MA-SH 20 30 V MA-LI 19 20 SH-LS 17 30 LS- 36 30 + 10 SH- 29 30 LI- 25 30 28

Trans-Pennine Road Connectivity AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY M65 M1 HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY A56T M62 DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD M66 M62 ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY M61 OLDHAM M1 M60 A628T BARNSLEY MANCHESTER HYDE M62 LONGDENDALE M67 M60 ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM M18 STOCKPORT M56 29

Peak District Issues AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY M65 M1 HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY A56T M62 DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD M66 M62 ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY M61 OLDHAM M1 M60 A628T BARNSLEY MANCHESTER HYDE M62 LONGDENDALE M67 M60 ROTHERHAM PEAK MARPLE DISTRICT SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM M18 STOCKPORT NATIONAL M56 PARK 30

Trans-Peak Roads AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY M65 M1 HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY A56T M62 DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD M66 M62 ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY M61 OLDHAM A635 M1 M60 A628T BARNSLEY MANCHESTER HYDE M62 LONGDENDALE M67 M60 A57 ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM M18 STOCKPORT M56 A623T 31

Congestion on Woodhead Road • The problem: > 15000 vehicles per day > 5M vehicles per year ~ 1.4M HGVs per year • HGVs 26% total by number • HGVs 58% total by length 32

Mottram – Tintwistle Bypass • The road solution?? > £300M Swallows Wood Peak District National Park Tunnel under Mottram Ridge 33

Mottram – Tintwistle Bypass • Where next?? Trans-Peak Motorway?? Swallows Wood Tunnel under Mottram Ridge M6 in Lune Gorge M67 projections from ‘Pathetic Motorways’ website 34

Trans-Peak Motorway?? AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY M65 M1 HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY A56T M62 DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD PONTEFRACT M66 M62 ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY M61 OLDHAM M1 M67 ?? M60 BARNSLEY MANCHESTER HYDE M62 LONGDENDALE M67 M60 ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM M18 STOCKPORT M56 35

Mottram – Tintwistle Bypass Swallows Wood Peak District National Park Tunnel under Mottram Ridge Abandoned Woodhead Line • The railway alternative?? 36

HGV Bans & Lorry Shuttles AIREDALE ACCRINGTON LEEDS BRADFORD BLACKBURN BURNLEY M65 M1 HALIFAX CASTLEFORD SPEN VALLEY A56T M62 DEWSBURY WAKEFIELD M66 M62 ROCHDALE BOLTON HUDDERSFIELD BURY M61 OLDHAM A635 M1 M60 BARNSLEY MANCHESTER M67 A628T HYDE M62 LONGDENDALE M60 A57 ROTHERHAM MARPLE SHEFFIELD ALTRINCHAM M18 STOCKPORT M56 A623T 37

Woodhead Reopening Traffic type?? • Lorry shuttles • Local passengers • Freight • High speed rail 38

Woodhead Lorry Shuttles LS C M62 M60 M62 MA L P LI WOODHEAD M1 TUNNEL SK MAN SH V 39

Woodhead Local Services LS C WOODHEAD MA TUNNEL L P LI BY GL SK MAN SH V 40

Trans-Pennine Railfreight LS C WOODHEAD MA TUNNEL L P LI SK MAN SH V 41

High Speed UK LS C WOODHEAD MA TUNNEL L P LI SK MAN SH V 42

Woodhead Reopening Traffic type?? Infrastructure issues?? • Lorry shuttles • Tunnel • Local passengers • Abandoned approaches • Freight • Existing railway – operational interface • High speed rail 43