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From Sunday 14 December, Ravensthorpe station will close until summer 2028 to facilitate Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) work on a new, modernised station 200m west of the current location.

Harlaxton Road bridge in Grantham has become the country’s second most struck bridge – underlining just why Network Rail has selected the structure for a high-tech trial aimed at reducing delays and costs.

Gateshead College’s PlanBEE apprenticeship programme has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education. One of the many extensions of the scheme is PlanBEE Rail, which the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) played a driving role in founding.

Keighley station was a double winner at the National Railway Heritage Awards 2025 following its extensive restoration.

Network Rail has successfully delivered a raft of engineering projects – planned in an ambitious manner to spare the public two additional weekends of disruption.

A footpath level crossing in Nottinghamshire has been closed by Network Rail.

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will take to the railway between Leeds and York over the Christmas period and throughout January to complete vital work, helping deliver faster, greener, more frequent services across the North.

Customers travelling over the Christmas period are being encouraged to plan ahead as significant upgrades continue across West Yorkshire to bring faster, more reliable and greener journeys.