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==== Electrification ==== [[File:South tottenham station 1.jpg|thumb|The electrified stretch at South Tottenham (completed before the rest of the line)]] During 2008, electrification was ruled out by the Mayor of London on grounds of cost and difficulty of electrifying a line with so many viaducts and bridges,<ref name="1541/2008">{{cite web |url = http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=22780 |title = Mayor answers to London (Question 1541/2008) |publisher = [[London Assembly]] |date = 16 July 2008 |access-date = 11 July 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721055636/http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=22780 |archive-date = 21 July 2011 }}</ref> but the Network Route Utilisation Strategy published by [[Network Rail]] in October 2009 showed a [[benefit–cost ratio]] for the scheme of 2.4:1.<ref name="1158/2012">{{cite web |url = http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=40757 |title = Mayor answers to London: Barking to Gospel Oak line (Question 1158/2012) |date = 23 May 2012 |publisher = [[London Assembly]] |access-date = 5 December 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120823201521/http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=40757 |archive-date = 23 August 2012}}</ref> During 2012, the [[Mayor of London]], [[Boris Johnson]], indicated that funding was "a matter for the [[Department for Transport]]".<ref name="1158/2012" /> In 2011, Network Rail proposed electrification in [[Network Rail Control Periods|Control Period 5]] (CP5), however, in July 2012, [[Justine Greening]], the [[Secretary of State for Transport]], stated that electrification was not included in the [[High Level Output Specification]] for CP5, and that any funds would need to be provided by TfL.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2012-07-16d.687.0 |title = Rail Investment: 16 Jul 2012: House of Commons debates |publisher = [[TheyWorkForYou]] |access-date = 5 December 2012}}</ref> In August, the Mayor wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport to seek a way forward, and "she committed her officials to support work with TfL, Network Rail, train operators and other industry parties to see if a viable way can be found to bridge the funding gap."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=42987|title = Mayor answers to London: Diesel trains (Question 2942/2012) |date = 17 October 2012 |publisher = [[London Assembly]] |access-date = 5 December 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140320095908/http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=42987 |archive-date = 20 March 2014}}</ref> During November 2012, the magazine ''[[Modern Railways]]'' reported that the Department for Transport had ruled out the work on the basis of an estimated cost of [[Pound sterling|£]]90 million, in contrast to an estimate of £40 million by TfL.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/history/20121101_e_bulletin.pdf |title = Barking–Gospel Oak Line User Group News eBulletin 1 November 2012 |date = 1 November 2012 |first = Glenn |last = Wallis |publisher = Barking–Gospel Oak Line User Group |access-date = 5 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In June 2013, it was announced that £115 million of funding for electrification would be made available as part of upgrades to rail infrastructure included in the government's 2013 spending round.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209279/PU1524_IUK_new_template.pdf |title = Investing in Britain's future |page = 26 |publisher = [[The Stationery Office]] |author = HM Treasury |author-link = HM Treasury |date = June 2013 |access-date = 26 June 2012}}</ref> At the same time Transport for London announced that they had obtained a £90m commitment from the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and the Secretary of State for Transport.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/06/mayor-secures-unprecedented-transport-settlement-for-london-to |title = Mayor secures 'unprecedented' transport settlement for London to support long-term economic growth |date = 26 June 2013 |publisher = [[Greater London Authority]] |access-date = 17 July 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130630205659/http://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/06/mayor-secures-unprecedented-transport-settlement-for-london-to |archive-date = 30 June 2013}}</ref> In September 2015, Network Rail awarded the £56.9 million contract to electrify the line to [[John Murphy (contractor)|J. Murphy & Sons]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/j-murphy-sons-to-carry-out-electrification-of-gospel-oak-barking-route |title = J Murphy & Sons to carry out electrification of Gospel Oak-Barking route |magazine = Rail Technology Magazine|date = 29 September 2015 |access-date = 20 March 2017}}</ref> There were part closures (at weekends and from South Tottenham to Barking) from June to late September 2016, followed by a full closure from October 2016 to February 2017. In February 2017, Network Rail announced that whilst the line would re-open as scheduled, they were not able to complete all the work planned due to "incorrect" designs and late delivery of materials.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/london-overground-gospel-oak-to-barking-route-to-reopen-on-monday-27-february-but-further-work-is-required |title = London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking route to reopen on Monday 27 February but further work is required |access-date = 8 February 2017 |publisher = Network Rail |date = 7 February 2017}}</ref> Further evening and weekend works until late June 2017 were already planned, followed by around four months of commissioning work before the electric wires could be turned on so that [[British Rail Class 710|Class 710]] trains could run.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/tfl-tries-to-reduce-line-closure-time-for-goblin-electrification |title = TfL tries to reduce line-closure time for GOBLIN electrification |magazine = Rail Technology Magazine |date = 2 February 2016}}</ref> Although the line was completely electrified by mid-January 2018,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url = https://www.newcivilengineer.com/business-culture/beleaguered-barking-to-gospel-oak-line-to-reopen/10026931.article |title = Beleaguered Barking to Gospel Oak line to reopen |magazine = New Civil Engineer |access-date = 28 May 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref> delays prevented the introduction of new electric trains until 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/new-overground-trains-for-gospel-oak-to-barking-line-delayed-by-three-months-1-5491792 |title = New Overground trains for Gospel Oak to Barking line delayed... by three months |last = Gelder |first = Sam |work = Islington Gazette |access-date = 28 May 2018 |language = en-gb |archive-date = 4 November 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181104095318/http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/new-overground-trains-for-gospel-oak-to-barking-line-delayed-by-three-months-1-5491792 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/gospel-oak-to-barking-electrification-works-to-be-complete-in-time-for-arrival-of-new-double-length-electric-trains# |title = Gospel Oak to Barking electrification works to be complete in time for arrival of new double-length electric trains |website = Network Rail Media Centre}}</ref> The line was electrified using the NR Series 2 OLE (Overhead Line Equipment) range.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.networkrail.co.uk/publications/documents/CP5-Enhancements-Delivery-Plan-June-15.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160326212503/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/publications/documents/CP5-Enhancements-Delivery-Plan-June-15.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date = 26 March 2016 |title = CP5 Enhancements Delivery Plan June 2015 |date = June 2015 |publisher = [[Network Rail]] |access-date = 21 January 2016}}</ref>
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