03.01.14
£100m upgrades complete over Christmas break
Network Rail engineers conducted the equivalent of 600,000 hours of upgrades over the festive period, working across the network to improve the railway.
Investment of over £100m was planned in conjunction with train operators to minimise the impact of passenger disruption over Christmas and the New Year.
Work included a new platform, track and signalling equipment at Gatwick Airport station, commissioning of new signalling equipment at Peterborough, electrification work at Manchester Victoria, the installation of a new rail bridge in Ipswich and a major upgrade of Gravesend station.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “Passengers and businesses are really seeing the benefits of sustained investment in the railway, with new and longer platforms, better stations and more capacity for extra passenger and freight services. The work carried out this Christmas and New Year period is part of our plan for a bigger, better railway and means the industry can cater for the continuing growth in demand for rail travel.”
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