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Huddersfield has moved one step closer to welcoming cleaner, greener and more efficient electric trains this week, as a new, improved bridge was installed near Deighton railway station.

• Rail passengers in Yorkshire and the North East are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, only around 10% of services will run between 7:30am and 6:30pm and some routes will be closed completely 
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

A major investment to protect the railway from erosion by the River Tyne and allow a popular footpath to reopen will get underway this month.

Celebrations are underway to mark the past, present and future of Huddersfield’s iconic railway station, as it turns 175-years-old today (Wednesday 3 August).

The newly reinforced Calder Valley line will keep passengers moving this Summer as Network Rail upgrades a bridge in Huddersfield to unlock space for more trains in the future.

• Rail passengers in Yorkshire and the North East are urged to plan ahead this Wednesday (27 July) as a severely limited timetable will be available
• Amid national industrial action, only around 10% of services will run between 7.30am and 6.30pm with some routes closed altogether
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary

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.

A £3.59m campaign to make Billingham station more accessible is now underway, kickstarting a programme of improvements for Northern passengers.