Network Rail has announced that the maintenance works in the North West and Central region, which runs from London Euston and Marylebone in London to Scotland via the West Midlands and North West, was completed.

Engineers worked round the clock whilst others were enjoying turkey and pigs in blankets to make sure this work was completed.

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The work included:

• HS2 preparation in Euston Station
• Work on overhead wire stanchions at Bletchley ahead of a new flyover being built across the West Coast mainline to carry East West Rail between Oxford and Bedford
• Track being replaced in Tring and Crewe stations
• Railway drainage improvements between Preston and Lancaster
• Track renewal in the Haddenham & Thame Parkway area
• Track renewal and a level crossing replacement near Warrington
• Piling at Humphrey Park in Greater Manchester for platform extensions
• Ballast, the stone foundation of the railway, being replaced in Wolverhampton
• Ongoing preparation work for the full resignalling of Birmingham New Street in 2022.

What did the officials say?

Tim Shoveller, managing director of Network Rail’s North West and Central region, said:

“Passengers are benefiting from a better, more reliable railway after the maintenance and upgrade work which took place over Christmas and the New Year. I thank passengers and our lineside neighbours for their patience while we carried out this vital work to help provide a better railway for passengers.”

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