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Watch: Network Rail use drones in fight against trespassers

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April 18, 2026
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Network Rail is using drone technology to prevent lineside fires that spread because of the action of trespassers on the railway.

Yorkshire trains set to be disrupted for 6 days

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April 1, 2026
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May Bank Holiday engineering works will affect rail services north of York

Four weekends of disruption on the East Coast Main Line starts this Saturday

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March 5, 2026
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For the next four weekends, services between York and Newcastle on the East Coast Main Line will be disrupted because of major engineering work.

Four weekends of disruption on the East Coast Main Line starts this Saturday

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March 5, 2026
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For the next four weekends, services between York and Newcastle on the East Coast Main Line will be disrupted because of major engineering work.

Rail operator gives cancer care charity a new year boost

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December 30, 2025
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Open access train operator Lumo has made Daft As A Brush Cancer Patient Care its official charity partner.

Football fans heading to Wembley should plan ahead due to Bedfordshire railway closure

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May 20, 2025
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Ahead of important railway upgrades, passengers are reminded to check before they travel over the next two weekends.

New trains enter service for Sunderland passengers

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February 18, 2025
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The Sunderland line of the Tyne & Wear Metro entered a new era this morning, 18 February, when a new Metro train entered regular passenger service.

Trial sees more ‘Welcome Points’ at railway stations across the region

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February 10, 2025
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Northern is working on a trial to see more Welcome Points introduced at railway stations across their network. The units have been developed in partnership…

Six weekends of East Coast Main Line closures announced

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January 22, 2025
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Network Rail says that six weekends of engineering work in the North East will allow for progress to be made at Darlington station.

Classic diesel locomotive to visit Newcastle this week

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November 7, 2024
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45118 is set to haul ‘The Pennine Peak’ this Friday (8th November) as part of an Intercity tour. Departing Crewe at 08:23, the train will…