This week’s heatwave has put pressure on UK infrastructure like never before. The unprecedented closure of the East Coast Main Line, in the face of temperatures more akin to Spain than Stevenage, was the headline...Read more
The announcement that the East Coast Main Line will benefit from a significant digital upgrading has caught the imagination of the rail industry at large. There is a genuine belief that the twenty-first-century signalling system...Read more
On any other day this was a horror crash waiting to happen, with a huge potential loss of life. Instead, on Thursday (23 June) it was just a dramatic incident that caught the attention of...Read more
The Royal Border Bridge, which carries the East Coast Main Line over the River Tweed, is on the cusp of a year-long renovation project. Network Rail, the UK infrastructure agency, has begun a programme of...Read more
A former industrial site, which planning authorities have previously rejected for development, is back in the market as a potential rail freight terminal. Gascoigne Wood, the site of a former open cast coal mine, is...Read more
The last days of summer and the first day of winter were marred by widespread disruption to the British railway network. On the day that British Summer Time officially ended – as station clocks were...Read more
Network Rail has completed major signalling work near Peterborough, making the route ready for freight trains. These can begin diving under East Coast Main Line this winter.Read more
The 11,000-tonne tunnel in Werrington, north of Peterborough, is about to connect to the central railway system. During the weekend of 17 and 18 July, Network Rail will carry out the essential works that will...Read more
Fitting fast freight and passengers on the East Coast Main Line in the UK is proving a challenge. The main long distance operator on the line – the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) –...Read more
Operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has officially opened their new offices in Peterborough, about one hour north of London on the East Coast Main Line. The 22-year-old company remains registered in the capital, but has commissioned...Read more
A programme to upgrade the entire UK East Coast Main Line is reaching deep into the southern terminus of the line. Rail freight is playing a significant part in the project. It will also be...Read more
A mothballed North East England line, adding freight capacity to the East Coast Main Line, is under scrutiny for reopening. The Leamside Line, running from Gateshead just south of Newcastle, to Tursdale, just south of...Read more
The UK government has today announced additional funding to implement real-time digital signalling on stretches of the East Coast Main Line as part of a programmed upgrade. The investment of 350 million British Pounds (388...Read more
UK’s influential High Speed Rail Group proposes a significant new-build line between England and Scotland to complement the east and west coast main lines and solve capacity issues. The group, representing member organisations from across...Read more
Local politicians and infrastructure stakeholders say that UK’s northeast region is disadvantaged by a lack of modern freight facilities. There are calls for this ‘neglected’ part of England to step up and be counted.Read more
A Network Rail proposal to construct a new section of railway underneath the East Coast Main Line has been approved by the Secretary of State for Transport in the UK. The new line will link...Read more
