Network Rail and East Midlands Trains have thanked customers in Corby and Kettering for their patience as a major phase of the rail upgrade plan is completed.

Suffolk residents are invited to an information event to find out more about major improvements to the railway line that runs between Ipswich to Felixstowe which includes building extra track and closing level crossings as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

• The latest stage in improvements to the railway in the Bromsgrove area
• Work will allow line between Bromsgrove and Birmingham to be electrified
• Upgraded signalling will help make services to and from the town more reliable
• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for 12 days
• Buses will replace trains serving Bromsgrove station
• Trains between Birmingham, Hereford, south Wales and the South West will be subject to an amended timetable

Timelapse footage has captured the installation of a footbridge that connects the ticket office with the platforms at the new Cambridge North railway station, due to open in May 2017 as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

The Severn Tunnel reopened to rail passengers yesterday (Saturday, 22 October) following the completion of six weeks of upgrade work to prepare it for electrification, which will result in more seats and faster, more reliable journeys for passengers.

Three quarters of Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ preparing the Severn Tunnel for electrification as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan are from Wales.

Work to provide a better railway across the north of England will continue this Christmas – but will mean changes to train services from the end of October while the benefits are delivered.