A once in a generation investment is being made to improve railway signalling on a key section of the West Coast main line in the North West.

The £45m Great North Rail Project investment by Network Rail will see 56 signals between Prestbury, Macclesfield and Congleton upgraded to the latest technology.

Signals are the traffic lights of the railway and are crucial for trains to run safely and on time.

Once replaced the 56 signals will be controlled from Network Rail’s state of the art control centre in Manchester.

Work starts in July and will take a total of 17 months.

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