Preserving access for freight is vital to a plan to speed up passenger services on the East Coast Main Line. The government-backed train operating company LNER wants to cut around thirty minutes off the journey,...Read more
It’s back to the future for Network Rail. The national infrastructure agency is carrying out mid-week engineering trials in the northeast of England in an operation not seen for decades. Passenger travel patterns have radically...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
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