00:00If you're planning to travel by train from Leeds or across Yorkshire over the next two weekends, your journey may
00:06be impacted by a major programme of railway works.
00:10There'll be some changes to some journeys, with buses replacing trains between Doncaster, Leeds and Darlington over both weekends,
00:17as well as no trains between York and Leeds for a nine-day period, all starting from Saturday the 24th
00:24of October.
00:25The East Coast Mainline works will see engineers carrying out a major programme of improvements at various North Yorkshire locations
00:32across both weekends,
00:34including renewing and replacing points, carrying out major track renewals, renewing 300 metres of drainage near Shipton
00:42and upgrading overhead line equipment between York and Carlton Junction and across York Station platforms.
00:50Vegetation management and platform infrastructure enhancements are also part of the planned works.
00:55The upgrades are aiming to improve the resilience and performance of the railway on the East Coast Mainline.
01:02Rail passengers are also being made aware that between the 24th of October and 1st of November,
01:07the Trans-Pennine Route upgrade will install a new road bridge over the line at Church Fenton,
01:12and overhead line equipment to provide the power for faster and greener electric trains in the future.
01:18There will be no trains between York and Leeds during the nine-day period,
01:22with replacement bus services running between the two cities,
01:25and other buses calling at all stations between York and Micklefield.
