A range of rail improvement projects will be carried out during a series of weekend engineering work affecting London journeys on the Midland Main Line. Passengers are advised to plan ahead as journeys will take longer than usual because of the planned upgrades between Kettering and Leicester. The improvements – taking place on six consecutive […]
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Extensive maintenance completed during Midland Main Line upgrade work
Essential maintenance work delivered alongside major upgrade project. Network Rail has maximised the planned weekend closures on the Midland Main Line to complete an extensive programme of maintenance and improvement work while overhead line upgrades were taking place between London and Bedford. The series of nine weekend closures, which began in February and finished in […]
Investment see services triple between Bradford and London
Passengers in Bradford are benefiting from improved, increased rail journeys thanks to a multi-million-pound Government boost. Yesterday (19 May 2025) saw the opening of a brand-new platform at Forster Square Station, which is already facilitating five additional services a day between Bradford and London. The new platform and improved station infrastructure will ease congestion and […]
West Yorkshire rail upgrades will impact travel
From Monday 26 May until Friday 20 June, services will be impacted between Huddersfield and Leeds to facilitate Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) work at different sites across this section of the route. Weekday services between Ravensthorpe and Leeds will be impacted between Ravensthorpe and Leeds during this period. Weekend services remain unaffected. Weekend services between […]
Major project’s progress means changes to London journeys over two weekends
Passengers are urged to plan ahead and avoid busy times as London journeys are affected by important railway upgrades over the next two weekends. There will be no East Midlands Railway trains south of Bedford on 24-25 May and 31 May-1 June, and no Thameslink trains between Bedford and Harpenden/Mill Hill Broadway. Passengers will need […]
Project progress means changes to London journeys over two weekends
Passengers are urged to plan ahead and avoid busy times as London journeys are affected by important railway upgrades over the next two weekends. There will be no East Midlands Railway trains south of Bedford on 24-25 May and 31 May-1 June, and no Thameslink trains between Bedford and Harpenden/Mill Hill Broadway. Passengers will need […]
Rail infrastructure upgrades complete at Cambridge South station
The South Rail Systems Alliance (SRSA) has successfully completed the required infrastructure upgrades on the West Anglia main line to support the future rail services for Cambridge South station. Appointed in September 2023, SRSA (comprised of Colas Rail UK, Network Rail and AECOM) has delivered a range of major infrastructure upgrades between Shepreth and Cambridge […]
East Kilbride services to resume following major modernisation works
ScotRail services on the East Kilbride line will resume this weekend, following the successful completion of a major programme of modernisation works. From Sunday, 18 May, services between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride will return to normal. Customers are encouraged to check their journey in advance to familiarise themselves with the new timetable. The project, […]
Digital signalling upgrades affecting journeys between London and Peterborough/Royston this weekend
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers reminded that no trains will travel to and from London and Peterborough/Royston this weekend (17-18 May) as work to transform East Coast Main Line continues. Teams will carry out significant upgrades as part of £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), including removing traditional signals in a major milestone for […]
Network Rail gears up for £133 investment in Britain’s railway this May
Network Rail is set to undertake more than 630 projects across Britain’s railway during the early and late May Bank holidays. These projects are designed to keep the majority of the network open for travel as usual while making significant improvements to the railway infrastructure. Railways are usually quieter during weekends, particularly on key commuter […]