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Network Rail, Thameslink and Great Northern are reminding passengers to check their journey before travelling as further engineering work is carried out on two weekends in early January as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme.

Work is progressing well on the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme with work being carried out further up the line between Peterborough and Grantham.

Network Rail is sorry that the reduced service for passengers at the southern end of the Midland Main Line between London St Pancras and Bedford will continue for the rest of the day.

Network Rail is sorry that there is a reduced service for passengers at the southern end of the Midland Main Line today.  This is because of problems with part of the signalling control system following essential upgrade work over Christmas. 

Over the Christmas period, Network Rail teams carried out vital engineering work between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP).

Hundreds of Network Rail engineers have given up their Christmases to deliver major upgrades to the railway in North Yorkshire.

Close to 200 engineers gave up Christmases with their loved ones to deliver improvements to the railway at Doncaster station.

As people settle down to commence their New Year festivities, engineers working on Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will start work at Mirfield station.