- Network Rail are thanking passengers for using alternative journeys into Manchester over the recent Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
- 450 railway engineers completed a major signalling overhaul to modernise journeys into the city as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade
- This will allow for faster line speeds towards Manchester Victoria meaning more reliable journeys for passengers now and enabling faster journeys in future
Over the four-day bank holiday, signalling equipment was moved from the 132-year-old signal box near Philips Park, to Manchester’s state-of-the-art rail operating centre. Signals are like traffic lights for trains and bringing them into the 21st Century will help more trains to run on time between Manchester and Stalybridge in future.
As part of wider improvements in central Manchester over several weekends, engineers also installed:
- 29 new signals
- 4000m of new track
- 2800m of train-powering electric cable.
This is part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade which will bring faster, more reliable services for passengers travelling between York, Leeds and Manchester.
Work continues over weekends between Manchester and Stalybridge to upgrade track and install overhead line equipment. Passengers are urged to check before they travel via
National Rail Enquiries or with their train operator.