The North East and East Midlands
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This area comprises three of Network Rail's routes – East Coast, North & East and East Midlands.
This includes the East Coast Main Line from the Scottish border to London King's Cross and the Midland Main Line from Sheffield to London St Pancras. It also covers the North East, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire and the East Midlands, plus parts of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Train operators include London North Eastern Railway, Northern, East Midlands Railway, TransPennine Express, Grand Central, Hull Trains, CrossCountry, Thameslink, Great Northern and Lumo.
Latest news for this route
Northern City Line closed on Sunday 9 October for further testing of digital signalling
Passengers intending to use the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 9 October are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as work is taking place to further test digital signalling on the route.
Extremely limited trains at Leeds station during rail strikes
- Rail passengers in Yorkshire should only travel if necessary on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October during national strike action
- For the first time, RMT and ASLEF will strike on the same day resulting in the lowest service level since strikes began this Saturday (1 Oct)
- A special timetable will operate with very few trains in and out of Leeds station and many routes will be closed altogether
- Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October, know their last train times and expect disruption
Severely reduced service along East Coast Main Line during rail strikes
- Passengers should only travel if necessary on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October during national strike action
- A special, severely reduced timetable will operate along the East Coast Main Line between 7:30am and 6:30pm
- Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October, know their last train times and expect disruption
Severely reduced service across East Midlands during rail strikes
- Passengers should only travel if necessary on 1 and 8 October during national strike action
- Further action on 5, 6, 7 and 8 October will also affect EMR services
- Passengers should plan ahead, know their last train times and expect disruption
Extremely limited trains north of York during rail strikes
- Rail passengers will not be able to travel north of York on Saturday 1 October or north of Newcastle on Saturday 8 October amid national strike action
- Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October
- A severely reduced timetable will operate on Wednesday 5 October between 7:30am and 6:30pm
Repairs planned for Stevenage after overhead wire damage
Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.
Successful completion of ETCS testing for Class 43 train
Another milestone has been achieved in the Government funded East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) with the successful completion of testing with digital signalling for Class 43 power cars forming part of Network Rail’s New Measurement Train.
Passengers reminded to plan ahead as major upgrades are set for Newcastle Central station
- Major work to boost reliability and bring better journeys for passengers will get underway this weekend
- There will be significant changes to services between Newcastle and Scotland on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, as well as from Saturday 1 to Monday 10 October inclusive
- Rail trade unions have also announced industrial action for 1 and 5 October
- Passengers are reminded to plan ahead, check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys
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