Eastern news
Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times
The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire for over 25 years are now up, marking a step-change in progress for the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Biggest upgrade in over 50 years at Billingham station gets underway
A £3.59m campaign to make Billingham station more accessible is now underway, kickstarting a programme of improvements for Northern passengers.
Reliability boost for passengers in Derbyshire this weekend
- Derbyshire rail passengers can expect a more reliable railway as Network Rail renew the track through Belper this weekend (Sat 9 and Sun 10 July)
- The essential £500k project will bring smoother journeys for passengers right along the Midland Main Line and help more trains to run on time
- Buses will replace trains between Derby and Sheffield/Matlock – passengers should check before they travel with National Rail Enquiries
Football fans to check before they travel ahead of Women’s Euros in Sheffield and Manchester
Major progress on the £145m Hope Valley railway upgrade is on track this summer, with changes to services between Sheffield and Manchester every weekend in July.
Revolutionary rail improvements in West Yorkshire given green light
An ambitious multi-billion-pound rail upgrade in West Yorkshire has now been given the green light, bringing a faster, greener, better-connected railway one step closer for passengers in the North of England. It’s the biggest milestone the Transpennine Route Upgrade has ever achieved.
New Brent Cross station enters next stage – passengers asked to plan ahead
Passengers travelling between Luton and St Albans are being asked to plan ahead as work on the first major new mainline station in London in over a decade – Brent Cross West – continues.
Northern City Line closed on Sunday 19 June for more testing of digital signalling
Passengers intending to travel on the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 19 June are asked to plan ahead as work is taking place to further test digital signalling on the route.
Manchester 21st century signalling overhaul completed over Jubilee
- Network Rail is thanking passengers for using alternative journeys into Manchester over the recent Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
- 450 railway engineers completed a major signalling overhaul to modernise journeys into the city as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade
- This will allow for faster line speeds towards Manchester Victoria meaning more reliable journeys for passengers now and enabling faster journeys in future
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