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Work on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade is continuing in April, with passengers reminded to check before they travel between Manchester and Sheffield.

The popular Northumberland footpath is reopening (Friday 31 March 2023) following a project to protect the railway line from erosion by the River Tyne. 

Network Rail is piloting a new way to keep people who live next to the railways in parts of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire better informed about upcoming work that might affect them.

*UPDATED VIDEO* The Transpennine Route Upgrade is celebrating the halfway mark at Stalybridge, as great progress is made to bring passengers one step closer to fully electrified trains. 

Wistow Road in Newton Harcourt is closing today (24 March 2023) from the junction with Kibworth Road. People are being asked to follow the signposted diversions for Station Road. 

A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire (pictured) will get under way this month to improve reliability for passengers. Over the next five months, Network Rail engineers will repair and strengthen the steel girders, bridge deck and improve drainage and guttering on the structure which carries the Midland Main Line over the B530 Ampthill Road.

Network Rail is pleased to report that plans to make the station accessible are moving forward with a completion date scheduled for the first half of 2024.

A £1.5 million programme to strengthen a railway bridge in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire (pictured) will get underway this month to improve reliability for passengers.