{"id":518738,"date":"2026-08-25T02:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=198745"},"modified":"2026-08-25T02:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:11:00","slug":"rail-upgrades-completed-across-east-midlands-in-near-7m-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=518738","title":{"rendered":"Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-\u00a37m investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/general-interest\/rail-upgrades-completed-across-east-midlands-in-near-7m-investment\/\" title=\"Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-\u00a37m investment\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145115\/Trowell-points-work_cropped-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145115\/Trowell-points-work_cropped-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145115\/Trowell-points-work_cropped-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A \u00a36.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passengers and freight operators will benefit from a more reliable and resilient railway in the East Midlands thanks to the completion of track, drainage and points improvements aimed at reducing the risk of flooding, improving reliability and supporting smoother journeys for years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upgrades \u2013 delivered on 15, 16, 22 and 23 August at multiple locations \u2013 included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Renewal of\u00a0<strong>583 metres of track<\/strong>\u00a0at Ashwell, Rutland<\/li>\n<li>Renewal of\u00a0<strong>495 metres of drainage<\/strong>\u00a0at Alfreton, Derbyshire<\/li>\n<li>Renewal of\u00a0<strong>576 metres of drainage<\/strong>\u00a0at Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire<\/li>\n<li>Renewal of points at\u00a0<strong>Blackwell South Junction<\/strong>, Derbyshire<\/li>\n<li>Refurbishment of\u00a0<strong>seven sets of points<\/strong>\u00a0at Trowell Junction on the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire border.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work followed half a kilometre of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk\/news\/alfreton-tunnel-track-renewal-completed-to-improve-journeys-between-sheffield-and-nottingham\">track through Alfreton Tunnel being renewed<\/a>&nbsp;earlier in August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Larocque, Network Rail operations director, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have successfully completed this important programme of railway improvements. These upgrades will reduce the impact of flooding, improve performance and support smoother, safer journeys across the region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" data-id=\"198747\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-324x219.jpg 324w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-2048x1385.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-1068x722.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-1919x1298.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Trowell-points-work-695x470.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"198746\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-324x243.jpeg 324w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-480x360.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145107\/Alfreton-Coates-Aug.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know carrying out major engineering work can inconvenience people\u2019s journeys and we\u2019re sorry to everyone whose travel plans were affected while the work took place. We\u2019d like to thank passengers, freight customers and local communities for their patience and understanding while our teams completed these essential upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/general-interest\/rail-upgrades-completed-across-east-midlands-in-near-7m-investment\/\" title=\"Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-\u00a37m investment\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24145115\/Trowell-points-work_cropped-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>A \u00a36.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends. 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