Eastern news
Emergency closure of level crossing after string of safety alerts
A level crossing near the Metrocentre in Gateshead has been closed for safety reasons after concerns about people putting themselves at risk.
Flood protection boost as station’s subway pumping upgrade completed
Businesses and residents have been thanked for their patience during a £2 million upgrade project at Goole station.
Passengers urged to plan ahead with rail upgrade work taking place north of Newcastle
A raft of rail improvement projects will bring changes to passenger journeys over two weekends in September.
TRU wraps up seven consecutive weekends of upgrade work
On Sunday (August 17), engineers completed a series of railway upgrades between Manchester, Huddersfield and Leeds following seven consecutive weekends of work, as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Reminder: Digital signalling work affecting August bank holiday journeys
Passengers are reminded that digital signalling work will affect East Coast Main Line journeys on the August bank holiday weekend.
Level crossing in Saddleworth to temporarily close this month
Moorgate Halt level crossing in Uppermill, Saddleworth will temporarily close from Saturday 30 August for six months as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Railway station closures set for Huddersfield and Deighton
Customers are being urged to plan ahead as transformational work to modernise the railway across Huddersfield and Deighton gets underway, bringing significant improvements to journeys across the North.
Discovery of items from 46 years ago connects generations of craftsmanship
Items stashed away inside a historical York building during roof repairs have been reunited with the worker who left them there – nearly half century on.
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