The Anonymous Widower

Adding Glossop/Hadfield And Manchester Piccadilly To The Bee Network

This article on the Railway Gazette has a list of the lines, that will be transferred between Northern Rail and the Bee Network.

Included in the list is this line.

Glossop/Hadfield And Manchester Piccadilly

I think this route would be the following.

• The Eastern termini would be Glossop and Hadfield.
• The Western terminus would be Manchester Piccadilly.
• Intermediate stations would be Dinting, Broadbottom, Hattersley, Godley, Newton for Hyde, Flowery Field, Guide Bridge and Ashburys.
• The route is fully electrified with 25 KVAC overhead.
• Most of the route has a range of operating speeds. up to 75 mph.
• The distance is 14.8 miles
• Trains take 41 minutes
• Trains are often three-car Class 323 trains.

The route is the same as the current Northern Trains service.

This is my thought.

Trains

The Class 323 trains could be easily replaced with a 25 KVAC overhead version of Merseyrail’s Class 777 trains.

March 31, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Bee Network, Class 323 trains, Class 777 Train, Glossop Line, Glossop Station, Hadfield Station, Manchester Piccadilly Station