Friday 15 Dec 2023
Network Rail teams working to boost railway reliability in Hadley Wood this Christmas
- Region & Route:
- Eastern
- | Eastern: East Coast
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 project, which is an investment of £1.6million, will see improvements to overhead line equipment (OLE), which is used to power trains on the route.
Teams will be working to replace nine overhead line stanchions over a distance of 600 metres.
Once complete, passengers will benefit from a more modern and reliable railway, with fewer instances of disruption.
The work is taking place over the Christmas period as no trains run on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, meaning the upgrades can take place without impacting on passengers.
Josh Mayer, an OLE Project engineer on Network Rail’s East Coast route, will be working on the project over the festive period.
Josh said: “The work we are doing at Hadley Wood this Christmas will help us to provide a more resilient and reliable railway for our passengers, helping them get to where they need to be on time.
“We’re carrying out the work when no services are scheduled to run, reducing disruption for travellers.
“We look forward to completing this work and seeing passengers benefit from smoother journeys and a more modern railway.”
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