Latest East Coast Main Line News
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Network Rail Invests £33 Million to Prevent Landslips on East Coast Main Line
Network Rail is investing 33 million GBP to stabilise a 1,000-metre section of the East Coast Main Line near Browney Curve, Durham.
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First Passenger Trains Run to City of London with Digital Signalling
The first trains have carried passengers to the City of London using European Train Control System (ETCS) digital signalling.
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UK: GTR Class 387 Completes Static Testing with ETCS Signalling
The first of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) Class 387 Great Northern Electrostar trains has completed static testing retrofitted with ETCS…
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Network Rail Advances East Coast Main Line Digital Signalling Programme
Network Rail has announced the next step in its plans to deliver digital signalling across the first section of the East Coast Main Line.
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Network Rail Commissions New Signalling for the East Coast Digital Programme
The East Coast Digital Programme has further progressed, thanks to new signalling in the Wood Green – New Barnet area of north London.
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Work Begins to Fit ETCS to a DB Cargo Class 66 Freight Locomotive
The latest European Train Control System (ETCS) is being fitted to a DB Cargo UK freight locomotive for the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Fully Electric Rail Operator Lumo Marks First Anniversary with Two Key Achievements
Lumo has attracted one million passengers and seen rail overtake air travel as the preferred mode of transport between Edinburgh and London.
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UK Government Announces 1bn Investment in Digital Signalling for East Coast Main Line South
The UK Government will provide funding of over £1bn to install digital signalling along the entire East Coast Mainline South.
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Network Rail Completes Major East Coast Main Line Signalling Work Near Peterborough
Network Rail's completed signalling work on new track near Peterborough that will divert freight trains under the East Coast Main Line.
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New Operator Lumo Aims to Compete with Domestic Flights between London and Edinburgh
New open access operator Lumo will offer direct, fully electric rail services between London and Edinburgh starting at £14.90 for a single.
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East Coast Upgrade: NR Prepares to Connect 11,000t Tunnel to Existing Track
This month Network Rail will connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to the existing railway as part of the East Coast Upgrade project.
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Further Northern City Line Closures Announced to Keep East Coast Digital Project on Track
Further weekend closures of the Northern City Line have been confirmed to enable work on the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Network Rail Completes Upgrade Work at London King’s Cross
No trains ran to or from London King’s Cross this past weekend as work continued on Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade.
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East Coast Upgrades at King's Cross to Kick Off at the End of February
Network Rail to begin works at London King's Cross station at the end of February as part of the 1.2 billion GBP East Coast Main Line.
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East Coast Upgrade Reaches King's Cross Milestone
During the Christmas closure of London King's Cross, Network Rail engineers lifted all four tracks going into the station to divert a sewer.
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University of Leeds Enters Agreement to Research ECML Power Supply
Leeds University enters into a 10m GBP agreement with the REAL Alliance to research the electrical power supply on the East Coast Main Line.