NETWORK RAIL TO IMPROVE JOURNEYS WITH RELIABILITY-BOOSTING TRACK UPGRADE BETWEEN SCARBOROUGH AND HULL

Over four days, Network Rail engineers will remove the rails and wooden sleepers between Willerby Carr and Seamer, which haven’t had any major work for around 50 years, and replace them with resilient steel sleepers and new rails.

Improving the track means that passengers can enjoy smoother, more reliable journeys, and it’ll also reduce the need for further maintenance work in the future. While this work is being done, Network Rail teams will take the opportunity to renew vital signalling equipment – the traffic lights of the railway – around Seamer.

The modernisation of these tracks will make a big difference to passengers and provide more reliable journeys and ensure the long-term resilience of the route.