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This weekend (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September), major work to upgrade a bridge near Kettering will make headway, eventually allowing cleaner and quieter electric trains to be introduced to this section of the Midland Main Line. 

Beverley station’s 130-year-old Grade II-listed footbridge will close this week to keep station users, train drivers and passengers safe, before being sympathetically refurbished next year.

Passengers at Selby station, managed by TransPennine Express, will soon benefit from major accessibility improvements, as preparations are made to install brand-new lifts and strengthen the Grade II listed footbridge.

Passengers will be able to continue to move between Manchester and Huddersfield via diversionary routes, as two weekends of essential track work to transform train journeys through Stalybridge starts this September.

• There will be significant changes to services on the East Coast Main Line on 17 - 18 September, 24 - 25 September and 1 - 10 October inclusive
• Diversion routes and rail replacement services will be in operation between Newcastle and Scotland, with other journeys across the East Coast Main Line also affected
• Passengers are urged to plan ahead, check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys

Network Rail is urgently pleading parents to hammer home the dangers of trespass and antisocial behaviour on the railway.

Over the August Bank Holiday, Network Rail delivered a package of improvements worth over £2.8m to bring better, more reliable journeys for passengers between Hitchin and London terminals.  

The Northumberland line will edge closer to running passenger trains once more this August Bank Holiday, as Network Rail upgrade a key section of the route.