Network Rail has completed upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands and the North West over Christmas.

From Friday 24 until Wednesday 29 December, hundreds of railway engineers carried out vital work on the railway.

The multi-million-pound investment as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan saw:

• Signals – the traffic lights of the railway – upgraded at Birmingham New Street and Macclesfield
• Platform extensions so longer trains with more seats can run between Wolverhampton and Telford
• Track being laid as part of the East West Rail project at Bletchley

Tim Shoveller, managing director for Network Rail’s North West & Central region, said: “The schemes we have undertaken this Christmas were all critical pieces of work to make the railway better for the future.

“I’m very proud of our frontline workers who have continued to work tirelessly throughout the pandemic to maintain and upgrade the railway for those who need it. This festive period has been no different, with hundreds of workers out delivering significant improvements, sometimes in very challenging weather conditions, across the North West and Central region.”

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