Digital signalling work between Potters Bar and Peterborough/Royston will affect London journeys on Sunday 15 June. Passengers are advised to plan ahead and check before they travel as there will be significant alterations to services between Peterborough and London King’s Cross. Most journeys to and from London on the East Coast Main Line will take […]
Category: Signalling and Telecoms
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Great Northern route to City of London becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
The Great Northern ‘Northern City Line’ to the City of London has become the UK network’s first-ever commuter railway to operate without signals at the side of the track, heralding a major milestone in the national deployment of cutting-edge digital technology. These signals were removed from the system at the weekend (17/18 May) as part […]
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 […]
ScotRail kicks-off a new era in rail communication technology
Trains operating in the Scottish Highlands will offer unprecedented access to satellite technology – transforming how customers can stay connected when travelling with ScotRail. In a UK-first for onboard passenger Wi-Fi, ScotRail has worked with Clarus Networks to design a new system which allows trains operating in rural Scotland to connect with a Low Earth […]
Hull Trains to use London St Pancras International during digital signalling upgrades
Hull Trains services will run to and from London St Pancras International later this month, as engineering work takes place on a stretch of the East Coast Main Line north of King’s Cross. Network Rail teams will be carrying out significant upgrades on the East Coast Main Line on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May […]