Eastern news
Strong progress on £4.5m upgrade at Stevenage station
A £4.5 million upgrade of canopies and staircase roofs is currently underway at Stevenage station, along with the full renewal of all platform lighting.
50,000 tonnes of ballast, 11.5km of track, 5,515 sleepers: the numbers behind TRU’s next series of major upgrades
Throughout May and June, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will take another huge step in delivering faster, more frequent trains on a greener railway across the North, through a series of engineering works between Huddersfield and Leeds.
Level crossing safety reminder issued ahead of car boot sales returning
A reminder to stay safe at level crossings has been issued ahead of weekly car boot sales returning to Metheringham.
Midway milestone reached in extensive railway upgrade programme
Passengers have been thanked for their patience at the midway point of an extensive programme of East Coast Main Line improvements.
Services affected between Leeds and Knaresborough as signalling project nears completion
An important milestone in a signalling upgrade project will affect passenger services between Leeds and Knaresborough on Sunday 22 March.
Work underway on new £100m TrainCare Centre in Shipley
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has this week welcomed Leader of Bradford Council, Susan Hinchcliffe, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw and Councillor Liz Rowe to its Shipley site, where the programme is investing over £100m in the construction of a new TrainCare Centre.
Drones delivering range of benefits and keeping trains moving
Network Rail is strengthening its ability to respond quickly and safely to incidents across its East Midlands route thanks to the growing use of drones.
Station car park closed this weekend to allow for urgent railway repairs
Network Rail is carrying out urgent embankment strengthening works near Dronfield station this weekend.
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