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Passengers intending to travel to and from London and other destinations on the East Coast Main Line via Peterborough, and across Great Northern routes over the weekend of 7 and 8 January are being asked to plan ahead due to engineering work and check how their journey may be affected.

Barrow Haven’s brand-new £1.3m platform has now been completed, with the North Lincolnshire station now fully re-open to passengers. 

An industry-wide online event is taking place on Wednesday 16th November that will explore the progress on digital signalling and what it means for the future of the railway.

Road users in Oakham are being warned to expect delays at the town’s level crossings - and avoid them wherever they can - on Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 November.

This week, work is underway to fully refurbish Chesterfield station’s platform canopies and revitalise the station for the thousands of passengers who use it each year.

A long-forgotten railway siding, dating back to the 19^th Century has been discovered in Huddersfield, as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gains traction.

Extensive damage to a railway bridge in Ketton, Rutland means that train services between Leicester and Peterborough are likely to be disrupted for the next three weeks.

A brand-new footbridge and signalling system are now in place at Castleford station to bring better journeys for passengers as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.