Network Rail has completed a major railway maintenance programme in Yorkshire.

The company used a specialist engineering train, the £40 million Track Renewal System (TRS), to replace around 250 miles of track across the region and the routes which serve it, including on the East Coast Main Line.


The four-year scheme began in 2012 and took place in various locations including Leeds, Hull, York and Sheffield. The TRS' final shift was completed on Saturday, 17 September on the East Coast Main Line between York and Doncaster.

Ben Brooks, TRS Project Director from Network Rail, said: "The Track Renewal System has worked across Yorkshire for the past four years. We hope railway users will feel the full benefit of the programme, as many may have been unaware that this work was being carried out."

(LM/JP)