Eastern news
Work ramps up as Network Rail upgrades track and signalling over August Bank Holiday ready to connect Midland Main Line with new Brent Cross West station
- Essential railway upgrades are taking place over August Bank Holiday weekend – ready to connect services to Brent Cross West station when it opens next year
- Network Rail will also continue with Kentish Town track upgrades and replace points between Kentish Town and West Hampstead
- Work planned to minimise disruption as much as possible as railway welcomes passengers back
- Changes to East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services – passengers advised to plan ahead
National art exhibition celebrating rail travel comes to Leeds railway station
Network Rail’s 'Wish I was There' exhibition, which showcases work by young artists is at Leeds railway station until 22 August.
Going digital: Passengers reminded of August Bank Holiday service changes on Northern City Line as East Coast Digital Programme continues
- Project to create UK’s first intercity digital railway continues over August Bank Holiday weekend
- Route between Finsbury Park and Moorgate closed and services diverted to London King’s Cross
- Over 95% of Britain’s rail network will be open for business over August Bank Holiday weekend as railway welcomes back passengers
Cononley Level Crossing to reopen
The level crossing on the Flosh footpath near Cononley has reopened after work to improve sighting for pedestrians who cross the railway.
Network Rail adds FINSBURY PARK to Seven Sisters bridge
A famous Finsbury Park landmark now welcomes people in the community, visitors and passengers using the station to the area.
First trains travel on proposed Northumberland Line route
Special rail services have taken place between Newcastle and Morpeth as plans to reintroduce passenger trains on the Northumberland Line gather pace.
Major 16-day railway overhaul completed in Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade
- Work to reconstruct/strengthen railway bridges and upgrade track in central Manchester was completed by Network Rail this morning (16 August)
- Railway lines between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale and Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge have fully reopened following successful completion of the work with final finishing touches being made on Sunday 22 August, Sundays throughout September and the weekend of 2/3 October
- This forms part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) which will bring faster, more reliable services to passengers travelling between Manchester and York, via Huddersfield and Leeds
Network Rail upgrades track in Grantham over August Bank Holiday weekend – vast majority of services continue as railway welcomes passengers back
- Essential work in Grantham will bring smoother, more reliable journeys
- Work planned to minimise disruption as much as possible with some changes to LNER services on Saturday 28 August
- Over 95% of Britain’s rail network will be open for business over August Bank Holiday weekend as railway welcomes back passengers
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