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In July 2009, the Labour government published a document and said it was looking at electrification of the Midland Main Line, but no funds had been committed. [14] When originally planned and announced in the 21st Century, the line upgrade was costed at £1.6 billion and it was expected that the line would be electrified as far as Kettering and ...
Bridges over the Midland Main Line have been replaced to allow greater clearances for electrification and larger rolling stock. Before (top) and after (bottom) the 2014 upgrade. Traffic levels on the Midland Main Line are rising faster than the national average, with continued increases predicted.
The Midland Railway units used 6.6 kV AC. Under the computer numbering, AC units (including mixed-voltage units that can also work off a DC supply) were given a class in the range 300-399. Under the computer numbering, AC units (including mixed-voltage units that can also work off a DC supply) were given a class in the range 300-399.
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Bridges over the Midland Main Line in Bedfordshire have been replaced to allow greater clearances for electrification and larger rolling stock. Before (top) and after (bottom) the 2014 upgrade. The line has already been electrified to Bedford since the early 1980s. This was to be extended to Corby, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield.
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.
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 Railway experimented with electrification on its Heysham–Morecambe–Lancaster line in Lancashire, England.Electric trains started to run over this route in 1908, using the overhead 6.6 kV, 25 Hz AC electric supply installed and generated at the MR's own power station in Heysham.