📋 Tender Overview
Network Rail Is Thanking Passengers For Their Patience Following Several Weekends Of Significant Improvement Work On The East Coast Main Line, Including Successful Testing Of Digital Signalling Equipment. Over The Past Two Weekends, The East Coast Digital Programme (Ecdp) Has Successfully Completed A Full Programme Of Testing Ahead Of The Introduction Of Digital In-Cab Signalling To The East Coast Main Line Later This Year. Test Teams Successfully Carried Out 100 Test Cases On Sunday 15 February. A Full System Data Update Took Place On Saturday 21 And Sunday 22 February, Along With Further Test Cases, Including Confidence And Reliability Testing For Two-Train Running, When More Than One Train Can Occupy The Same Section Of The Line And Tests Involving Temporary Speed Restrictions. Other Checks Included Assurance Of All The Different Elements Of The Train Control System Known As Etcs (European Train Control System). Over The Previous Two Weekends (From Saturday 31 January), Engineers Delivered A Wide Range Of Essential Upgrades, Including: Ricky Barsby, Network Rail Head Of Access Integration, Ecdp, Said: A Big Thank You To Passengers For Their Patience Through All Of The Closures That Have Taken Place Over Recent Weekends. WeRe Sorry For The Impact This Has Had On Journeys. WeVe Made A Significant Amount Of Progress Across A Range Of Testing Activity, Covering Different Elements Of The System That Underpin Digital In-Cab Signalling. It Has Taken Us A Lot Closer To Being Able To Operate Digitally Signalled Services On The East Coast Main Line, And The Long-Term Reliability Improvements That Will Bring To Thousands Of Passengers. There Is One Further Planned Day Of Testing On Sunday 15 March, During The Next Run Of Major Improvement Work On The East Coast Main Line , Ahead Of The Planned Introduction Of The Start Of Digitally Signalled Services On The East Coast Main Line From Summer 2026. Digital In-Cab Signalling Will Replace Traditional Lineside Signals, Allowing More Reliable Train Services, Reduced Delays, And More Efficient Energy Use. The Ecdp Testing Trains During Both Weekends Were A Great Northern Class 717 Unit And A Grand Central Class 180. Travel Information For Train Services Affected By The Ecdp Testing On 15 March Can Be Found At: Www.Nationalrail.Co.Uk/Ecdp . Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Gareth Dennison Media Relations Manager, Eastern Region Network Rail 07561 874858 Gareth.Dennison@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
