Eastern news
Darlington power upgrade marks milestone in £140m station project
Power supply upgrades have been completed as work progresses on Darlington station’s £140m transformational expansion project.
Batley station car park to temporarily close as part of major rail upgrade
Batley station car park will close from 22 September until Summer 2026 to facilitate major upgrade work as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Reminder: East Midlands services affected by rail renewal work this Saturday
Passengers are reminded that rail renewal by Network Rail will affect some journeys this Saturday (20 September).
‘Giant’ strides: halfway mark reached in Huddersfield station closure
Two strong teams have come together to mark the halfway point of 30 days of intense rail upgrade works that will give passengers better journeys, with players from Rugby League side Huddersfield Giants joining TRU as the midway point of activity has been reached.
Successful testing of Azuma in-cab digital signalling is a masterplan milestone
Testing at speed of digital in-cab signalling has been successfully completed for the train which provides the largest inter-city fleet on the East Coast Main Line.
Life-saving interventions on rail network up more than a fifth
The number of life-saving interventions on the East Midlands rail network increased by more than 21% this year, new figures show.
Life-saving interventions on rail network up more than 50%
The number of life-saving interventions across Network Rail’s North & East* rail network increased by over 57% this year, new figures show.
Reminder: Plan ahead advice for rail upgrade work north of Newcastle
Passengers are reminded that there will be changes to journeys over the next two weekends because of various rail improvement projects.
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