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In the 1970s large scale electrification was proposed on the back of the West Coast Main Line electrification and partially in response to the oil crisis of that decade. [10] In 1981 the British Railways Board published a final document on railway electrification that included the Midland Main Line as high priority. [11]
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]
On 25 June 2015 the government announced that some of the electrification projects would be delayed or cut back because of rising costs. Electrification work was to be "paused" on the Trans-Pennine route between York and Manchester and on the Midland main line between Bedford and Sheffield.
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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]
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 ]
Network Rail stated in 2014 that the line between Derby and Sheffield would be electrified as part of the Midland Main Line upgrade. [7] However, the electrification programme was severely cut back in July 2017. [8] As of 2023, Network Rail is working on the section between York and Church Fenton. [9]