{"id":366523,"date":"2026-02-11T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=189101"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:33:00","slug":"strong-progress-as-east-coast-main-line-engineering-programme-reaches-halfway-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=366523","title":{"rendered":"Strong progress as East Coast Main Line engineering programme reaches halfway point"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The midway point has been reached on a run of four weekends\u2019 improvement work on the East Coast Main Line, with strong progress made so far and important digital signalling tests to come.<\/p>\n

To date there has been track renewal at Finsbury Park, St Neots and Sandy and Offord, renewal of switches and crossings (also known as points, which guide trains safely from one line to another) at Hitchin and Woodwalton, upgrades to overhead line equipment between Sandy and St Neots and renewal of drainage at Stevenage, Biggleswade and Langford and platform upgrades at Alexandra Palace. <\/p>\n

Work also took place to reprogramme the on-track balises (beacons) ready for upcoming testing as part of the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) \u2013 scheduled for 15 February and 21-22 February \u2013 with 101 test cases planned including train testing, speed restriction management and shunting.<\/p>\n

A full system data update will also take place\u200b, as preparations continue towards digital signalling being introduced on the East Coast Main Line between Welwyn and Hitchin from later this year.  Moving to in-cab signalling will enable more reliable, greener, and even safer journeys.<\/p>\n

The work means that on 15 February*<\/strong> there will be no long-distance services between Peterborough and London, and no trains between:<\/p>\n