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15/03/2024
£100m Allocated To Establish New Rail Depot In Shipley
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is allocating approximately £100 million to establish a new rail depot in Shipley.
This initiative, unveiled by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during his visit to Shipley Station, is a key component of the Government's substantial £3.9 billion investment in one of the UK's most significant rail schemes.
The multi-billion-pound railway programme is delivering major upgrades on the 70-mile route between Manchester, Leeds and York, transforming journeys across the North, better connecting towns and cities through more frequent, faster, greener trains, running on a better, cleaner and more reliable railway.
Initially, the rail depot will be used to house and maintain Northern’s fleet of electric trains on the Airedale and Wharfedale Lines while access in and out of their Neville Hill depot in Leeds is restricted during a future phase of TRU.
Northern will keep Shipley depot open following the completion of the upgrade, with as many as 100 permanent employees.
History has come full circle for the site, which was originally built as a goods yard alongside the railway line between Shipley and Bradford, opened by the Leeds & Bradford Railway Company in 1846. For decades it handled consignments of coal and stone from the nearby Wrose Quarry; when it returns to its railway roots it will be handling clean, modern electric trains.
The depot has most recently been used as a recycling centre operated by Crossley Evans, who have remained supportive and co-operative throughout the early development stages of the depot, which will redevelop an existing brownfield site within the town.
During the depot's construction, TRU will continue to commit to its pledge to create local jobs and support local communities, with 65% of the team living within 25 miles and 80% living within 40 miles; and spending a minimum of 25% with local businesses to drive further growth in the North. To date, TRU has spent £420million (66%) with local businesses and £218 million (34%) with small and medium-sized enterprises.
This initiative, unveiled by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during his visit to Shipley Station, is a key component of the Government's substantial £3.9 billion investment in one of the UK's most significant rail schemes.
The multi-billion-pound railway programme is delivering major upgrades on the 70-mile route between Manchester, Leeds and York, transforming journeys across the North, better connecting towns and cities through more frequent, faster, greener trains, running on a better, cleaner and more reliable railway.
Initially, the rail depot will be used to house and maintain Northern’s fleet of electric trains on the Airedale and Wharfedale Lines while access in and out of their Neville Hill depot in Leeds is restricted during a future phase of TRU.
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Northern will keep Shipley depot open following the completion of the upgrade, with as many as 100 permanent employees.
History has come full circle for the site, which was originally built as a goods yard alongside the railway line between Shipley and Bradford, opened by the Leeds & Bradford Railway Company in 1846. For decades it handled consignments of coal and stone from the nearby Wrose Quarry; when it returns to its railway roots it will be handling clean, modern electric trains.
The depot has most recently been used as a recycling centre operated by Crossley Evans, who have remained supportive and co-operative throughout the early development stages of the depot, which will redevelop an existing brownfield site within the town.
During the depot's construction, TRU will continue to commit to its pledge to create local jobs and support local communities, with 65% of the team living within 25 miles and 80% living within 40 miles; and spending a minimum of 25% with local businesses to drive further growth in the North. To date, TRU has spent £420million (66%) with local businesses and £218 million (34%) with small and medium-sized enterprises.
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