Monday 13 Mar 2006
£15 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR SHROPSHIRE PASSENGERS
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Passengers using the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line are set to benefit from a £15 million project to renew the signalling systems between Codsall and Telford. The existing system which dates back to the 1920s will be replaced with a modern colour light system, reducing delays and improving services for passengers. Peter Leppard, Network Rail Area General Manager West Midlands explained: “This multi-million pound investment is essential to bring this part of the railway up-to-date. This new state of the art signalling scheme will improve reliability and provide passengers who use this busy line with a better train service.” The Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line will close for nine days in October as Network Rail engineers work to commission the new system. Network Rail will work with train operators to minimise disruption for passengers during the closure.
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