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From Monday 22 April to Friday 17 May, midweek line closures saw TRU engineers work around the clock to complete track and signalling work as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, bringing passengers a step closer to faster, greener and more reliable trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

Rail industry experts have taken to the tracks to experience an LNER journey from a customer’s
perspective as part of partnership work to improve performance.

Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and make it more accessible for passengers for years to come.

As the next stage of work commences in Huddersfield as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the A641 Bradford Road / Northgate will be closed for two weekends at the start of June.

The future of a Victorian-built railway footbridge has been secured for passengers in Derbyshire.

Innova, the partnership between Network Rail Property (NRP) and a UK subsidiary of IJM Land Berhad, have secured the opportunity to promote and develop eight sites across four London boroughs: Brent, Camden, Islington and Westminster.

Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead and check for journey updates while multi-million-pound Midland Main Line upgrades continue.

The arrival of the Eastern Routes Partnership (ERP) will allow the region to award key infrastructure improvement works directly to supply chain partners throughout the railway’s new control period (CP7), championing collaboration and efficiency.