Baker Viaduct’s Steel Structure Is Complete (Transpennine Route Upgrade

A major milestone has been reached on the TransPennine Route Upgrade, with the steel girders and supporting piers of Baker Viaduct now complete across the River Calder. Filmed on Saturday 1 August for Yorkshire Day, this update follows progress along the route between Ravensthorpe, Mirfield and Bradley Junction. The final steel girders have been secured at Baker Viaduct, while teams continue installing hundreds of precast concrete deck sections across the new structure. The video also examines ongoing utility diversions along Calder Road, progress on the Ravensthorpe grade-separation structure and preparations for the next phase of the fast lines. A freight train is seen removing spoil between Leeds Road and Wheatley’s Colliery bridges, with work expected to continue towards Mirfield during the August engineering weekends. Further east, the newly created Heaton Curve is taking shape. Designed with a wider radius to support higher speeds, it will bypass Heaton Lodge Junction as part of the upgraded railway alignment. Spoil removal is also progressing towards Bradley Junction, while Freightliner locomotive 66606 makes an unusual appearance near Colne Bridge. The update concludes at the temporary road bridge, where final surfacing and preparations are under way ahead of its expected opening. Subscribe to On Track With Tim for regular documentary updates following the TransPennine Route Upgrade across West Yorkshire. #TransPennineRouteUpgrade #TRU #BakerViaduct #Ravensthorpe #Mirfield #RailwayEngineering #WestYorkshire #RailwayConstruction #NetworkRail #OnTrackWithTim