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Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel this Christmas as essential upgrades will be carried out to improve reliability along the rail network for passengers for many years to come.

Last Thursday (7 November) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, and Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP, joined Mayor Andy Burnham in Manchester where they were able to see firsthand the progress being made on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), as they boarded an electric train service between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.

Customers are being reminded to check before they travel as the TRU team reach the halfway mark in their delivery of rail upgrades between Dewsbury and Leeds.

Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland.

Footage has been released showing specialist teams carrying out a full-scale cleansing of the 100-year-old North Eastern Railway War Memorial in York.

Engineering work on the Midland Main Line will see changes to journeys this Sunday as passengers are being advised to check before they travel.

Network Rail Property launches consultation on new plans to transform Britain’s busiest station.

• East Coast Main Line passengers are urged to check before they travel due to further digital signalling testing taking place at the end of November.
• Thameslink and Great Northern services between London and Peterborough/King’s Lynn will be affected, with rail replacement bus services in place.
• It’s part of continuing work on the £1.4bn East Coast Digital Programme.