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Network Rail and train operators are urging passengers intending to use the East Coast Main Line on Friday to check before they travel as the railway is returned to normality following a dewirement.

Passengers planning on travelling to and from London King’s Cross on the East Coast Main Line are being urged to check before they travel as heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in some areas could affect journeys until the weekend.

Network Rail teams are working to repair a damaged power cable in the Seaburn area which is affecting mainline rail and Tyne and Wear Metro services.

Residents in Yarm are invited to a public information event ahead of Network Rail carrying out major engineering work to the Grade II Listed Yarm Viaduct.

Network Rail and train operators are urging passengers travelling on services to, from and through Morpeth to check before travelling as repair work to Plessey Viaduct takes place.

Network Rail has completed a set of engineering work at Royston which, for the first time in its Eastern region, has been carried out with the worksite producing zero carbon emissions.

Train services in the Morpeth area are facing disruption as Network Rail undertakes urgent repair work at Plessey Viaduct, which is between Cramlington and Morpeth.

On 27th September 2023, Network Rail and Freightliner hosted industry leaders to celebrate the official opening of its second Operational Training Academy, located in Doncaster Frenchgate Centre. The Operational Training Academy will prepare Freightliner’s freight train drivers for the introduction of in-cab digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line - South.