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LNER and Network Rail work together to run special Lincoln Christmas Market services
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Network Rail have worked together to enable a special weekend timetable with larger trains during the Lincoln Christmas Market, with direct services from locations including Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Major track upgrade complete on Calder Valley line’s Summit Tunnel
Passengers will now have smoother and more reliable journeys between Manchester and Leeds after a major track upgrade inside one of the world’s oldest railway tunnels.
Crowborough and East Grinstead stations both benefit from step-free access for the first time, thanks to over £9m invested to improve accessibility
Network Rail is managing and delivering station accessibility enhancements as part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme. Work will begin on the 1 November 2021 with completion in Autumn 2022.
Video: Green train goes Forth to mark COP26 in Glasgow
Network Rail and Vivarail have released stunning aerial shots of the first emission-free fully-electric train to cross the iconic Forth Bridge as the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Glasgow.
Thank you to passengers as Hastings line reopens following landslip prevention project
- A week-long project to prevent landslips between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings has further reduced the risk of disruption as the industry works to win back customers.
- Stations painted and cleaned, platform surfaces improved and biodiversity enhancements completed at five sites on the route.
- Climate change-related extreme weather means continued monitoring and improvement of rail network required across the region
Network Rail prepares for Christmas track upgrades at Leeds station
- 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
- Network Rail completed latest stage of improvements over the weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October)
- Changes to services for eight days over Christmas period from Monday 27 December to Monday 3 January 2022 – passengers are encouraged to plan ahead
- Additional changes for passengers between Leeds and Huddersfield on Sunday 7 November as essential signalling upgrades take place
Not out with the old but in with the new - Network Rail completes major signalling upgrades at Bridlington
Network Rail has completed major work to upgrade the signalling system and track at Bridlington to bring a more modern, reliable railway for passengers in East Yorkshire – all whilst leaving the much-loved lever frame in place.
Passengers urged to ‘think in threes’ as Birmingham Christmas market returns
Passengers using Birmingham New Street station are being urged to ‘think in threes’ when the city’s famous Frankfurt Christmas market returns next week.
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