Eastern news
Great Northern route to City of London transformed into UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
Today (19 May), the Great Northern 'Northern City Line' to the City of London became the UK's first commuter railway to operate without signals at the side of the track, heralding a major milestone in the national deployment of cutting-edge digital technology.
‘Truly shocking’ misuse leads to emergency closure of South Yorkshire level crossing
An emergency closure order has been granted for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated incidents of dangerous misuse.
Reminder: Digital signalling upgrades affecting journeys between London and Peterborough/Royston this weekend
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers reminded that no trains will travel to and from London and Peterborough/Royston this weekend (17-18 May) as work to transform East Coast Main Line continues.
Reminder: London journeys affected this weekend as major signals milestone reached
Passengers are reminded that no trains will run between London King’s Cross and Peterborough this weekend (17-18 May) as work to transform East Coast Main Line continues.
Roads reopen after £30 million bridge deck upgrade in Camden
All roads have reopened on a new bridge deck installed over the railway in north London – marking one of the £30 million project’s final milestones.
Work commences on world’s oldest in-situ cast-iron railway bridge
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers have this week begun initial preparation work for the raising and renovation of Crawshaw Woods Bridge, the earliest cast-iron railway bridge to still be in place over an operational railway anywhere in the world.
Multi-million-pound bridge replacement in Bedfordshire to begin next week
Harlington station is set to go through a significant transformation as work begins to replace its ageing footbridge with a modern structure designed to last for 120 years.
Upgrades this weekend affecting London journeys and services between Leicester and Peterborough
Important planned engineering work taking place this weekend (10 and 11 May) will mean buses will replace trains between Bedford/Luton and London St Pancras and between Leicester and Peterborough.
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