After the government’s ‘unpausing’ on 30th September of the programme to electrify the Trans-Pennine rail line via Huddersfield – see the Network Rail letter here – there is continuing uncertainty over when the work might be completed.
Yorkshire Post 21st October 2015 ” Electrification of the Trans-Pennine rail line connecting Yorkshire and the North West could yet be further delayed, a senior Whitehall official has admitted. Philip Rutnam, the Permant Secretary for the Department for Transport told MPs the final cost of Trans-Pennine electrification and the timescale will not be known until more design work has been completed.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced last month work would restart with Trans-Pennine electrification due to be completed in 2022 rather than 2019 and Midland Mainline finishing in 2023 rather than 2020.”