Eastern: North & East news
Hundreds of railway workers give up Christmas with their families to carry out major track upgrade at Leeds station
- More than 200 railway workers are giving up Christmas with their families to remodel the track layout between platforms 4 and 6 as part of a project to boost reliability
- Major work will take place over 10 days, including Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled train services
- Changes to services from Monday 27 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022
- Very limited services to or from Leeds station on Sunday 2 January – passengers urged to check before travelling
Azuma arrives in Middlesbrough as LNER launches direct services to London
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating the launch of direct Azuma services between Middlesbrough and London King’s Cross with Teesside becoming the latest destination to benefit from the arrival of LNER’s world-class trains.
Free sanitary products at Leeds station – Network Rail launches new initiative to tackle period poverty
- Network Rail has made sanitary products available to all who need them at Leeds station
- The new initiative aims to help tackle period poverty and make sure people can travel with confidence
- Products now available from free vending machines in the toilets
Manchester railway upgrades continue over Christmas and New Year – passengers urged to check their journeys
Network Rail is continuing with major improvement work around Manchester over Christmas, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Festive track upgrades at Leeds station to boost reliability – passengers reminded to plan ahead
- Engineers will remodel the track layout between platforms 4 and 6 over Christmas as part of a project to boost reliability and reduce the impact of future unplanned disruption
- Major work will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled train services
- Changes to services from Monday 27 December to Monday 3 January 2022
- Very limited services to or from Leeds station on Sunday 2 January – passengers urged to check before travelling
Major service changes in North East and Yorkshire as Storm Arwen arrives in Britain
Network Rail and train operators are warning passengers of severe disruption to rail services tonight and into the weekend as wind speeds of up to 100mph are forecast.
Railway signals in Middlesbrough now controlled from York after successful reliability upgrade
- Network Rail has completed a £45m project to upgrade signalling in Middlesbrough
- Signals in the area are now operated from York’s Rail Operating Centre, delivering a modern, more reliable railway for passengers
- Signallers took part in 72-hours of intense training to prepare for the smooth transition
A modern railway for Middlesbrough – Network Rail upgrades signalling this month
- Major work is taking place to upgrade signalling in Middlesbrough this month
- Control of signals will move from traditional signal boxes to York’s Rail Operating Centre to bring a modern, more reliable railway
- No trains to/from Middlesbrough from Saturday 13 to Monday 15 November – bus replacement services will keep passengers moving
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