Eastern news
Uppermill High Street to close over two weekends as TRU completes upgrades on Saddleworth viaduct
Across April and May, a section of Uppermill High Street will close for two weekends to facilitate rail improvements on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Changes to train services as Midland Main Line improvements progress over next two weekends
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as buses will replace trains over the next two weekends as part of the Midland Main Line electrification project.
Electrification project’s major milestone delivered on time and under budget
The railway line between Kettering in Northamptonshire and Wigston near Leicester has reached a major milestone by being officially declared ready and safe for electric trains.
Stay off the Tracks! Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new campaign as more than 73% of people in Yorkshire and the Humber are unaware of the electric rail
- New survey data reveals 73% of people in Yorkshire and the Humber don’t know what the ‘third’ or electric rail is
- 33% believe that electrocution from rail tracks can hurt but won’t cause serious injury
- “It's heartbreaking to see preventable injuries devastate lives”. New hard-hitting campaign is launched to educate people of the horrific consequences of straying onto the tracks as railway trespass spikes during British Summer Time
Stay off the Tracks! Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new campaign as more than 64% of people in North East are unaware of the electric rail
- New survey data reveals 64% of people in North East don’t know what the ‘third’ or electric rail is
- 36% believe that electrocution from rail tracks can hurt but won’t cause serious injury
- “It's heartbreaking to see preventable injuries devastate lives”. New hard-hitting campaign is launched to educate people of the horrific consequences of straying onto the tracks as railway trespass spikes during British Summer Time
All abroad as father and son take 4500-mile ticket to ride on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
A father and son from Denver, Colorado, have completed their biggest train adventure so far, taking them all the way to the home of TRU in West Yorkshire.
New platform & entrance to be constructed at Mirfield station over Easter Weekend
From Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April, upgrade work being carried out between Huddersfield and Dewsbury means train services across the Pennines will be impacted.
Network Rail Eastern region launches new Development and Design Partnership Framework
New five-year framework will accelerate delivery of transformative rail infrastructure across the North and East.
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