Network Rail has completed essential upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over the early May bank holiday.

Between Saturday 1 and Monday 3 May, teams carried out vital work on the railway to improve passenger and freight services on the West Coast main line – the Backbone of Britain.

The improvement work in Network Rail’s North West and Central region as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan saw:

• 103 precast concrete beams lifted over the West Coast main line to build a new railway flyover deck for the East West Rail project* at Bletchley
• Track upgrades to improve future journeys between Preston – Penrith, Euston – Milton Keynes and on the Cumbrian Coast line
• Major signalling improvements at Trafford in Manchester
• Demolition of Siddick bridge over the railway at the Port of Workington in Cumbria
• Ongoing work to upgrade Birmingham New Street station’s signalling system
• Preparing Euston station for Britain’s new high-speed railway, HS2

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