Over 100 colleagues from Network Rail will be working around the clock this festive period to carry out key upgrades to the railway in Hadley Wood.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade has today (14 December) launched a new book along with author Chris Madeley.

Network Rail and train operators are reminding passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as further upgrade work for the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) takes place on Christmas Eve.

• Upgrade work continues for the billion-pound government-funded East Coast Digital Programme on Christmas Eve, affecting journeys between London and Peterborough, Ely and King’s Lynn
• Cambridge South station and signalling improvement work continue, affecting journeys between Cambridge North and Royston from Wednesday 27 December to Monday 1 January
• Passengers urged to check each day before they travel throughout the entire festive period

Drivers are being urged to plan ahead as bridge repairs and 10 weeks of lane closures begin at Paisley Gilmour Street station in January.

East Linton’s new £15m railway station welcomed its first passengers today (December 13) as the town re-joined the rail network after almost six decades.

A major project to upgrade the large expanses of glazing at both ends of Stoke-on-Trent station will start this Christmas.

Dumfries station footbridge will permanently close after the last train through the station on Friday night (December 15).