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In 1981 the British Railways Board published a final document on railway electrification that included the Midland Main Line as high priority. [11] In the intervening years priority was put on other projects such as schemes in Anglia and the East Coast Main Line. [12] Then in the 1990s, British Rail was privatised followed by a change in ...
East Midlands Railway also operates regional and local services using parts of the line. The Midland Main Line is undergoing a major upgrade of new digital signalling and full line electrification from London to Sheffield. [3] High Speed 2 was planned to branch onto the Midland Main Line at East Midlands Parkway railway station. [4]
The plan gives full digital signal upgrades to the Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line (ECML), with the electrification of the Midland Main Line to Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield. [38] The ECML will have 140 mph (230 km/h) operation in some sections. Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield will use these lines to London instead of HS2.
In May 2009, Network Rail launched a consultation on large-scale electrification, potentially to include the Great Western Main Line and Midland Main Line and smaller "in-fill" schemes. Key benefits cited were that electric trains are faster, more reliable and cause less track wear than diesel trains. [7]
Midland Mainline ran fast and semi-fast passenger services from London to the East Midlands and Yorkshire, on the Midland Main Line. Most services ran between London St Pancras and either Derby, Nottingham or Sheffield. Some services extended to Burton upon Trent, Matlock, Barnsley, Leeds, York and Scarborough. Midland Mainline operated at 27 ...
By 1983, Midland Main Line electrification under British Rail reached Bedford, and Class 317 electric multiple units began running to Moorgate. The track through platform 4 towards the East Midlands remained un-electrified until the 2020s Midland Main Line railway upgrade.
The line from Kettering to Corby was to be doubled, and Network Rail started work in June 2015. [49] The Enhancements plan update of January 2016 showed the project on target. [50] In January 2021 electrification of the Midland Main Line to Corby was completed. [51] The electrified line is being fed via the autotransformer system.
The Midland Main Line upgrade is an upgrade project on the Midland Main Line which includes electrification, line speed increases, station remodelling and power supply upgrades. As a result of the upgrade, East Midlands Railway started running electric services from Corby to St Pancras on 17 May 2021. [ 123 ]