Travel delays expected between London and Newcastle as LNER explains train engineering work
A second two day period impacting trains to and from London is set to get underway very soon.
“Major maintenance work” has been explained as the reason train services on the East Coast Main Line between Newcastle and London will be impacted this weekend.
It is the second weekend of disruption as work continues on digital signalling and overhead line equipment to the south of the country.
LNER, which runs trains between the North East and the capital have said services will start and terminate at Peterborough where rail replacement coaches will connect to Bedford for alternative services to and from London St Pancras.
The train service provider will run a reduced service in both directions between Scotland and Peterborough on the line which includes Newcastle, Berwick and and Durham stations. Warnings of significantly longer journeys are also in place.
Another warning related to the work claims some services will start from and terminate at different stations than usual and some services will be cancelled.
Additional engineering work further up the nation between Northallerton and Newcastle means the 22.49 from Peterborough to Newcastle will terminate at York.
These issues are set to impact Fulham fans heading to the London club’s trip north to face Newcastle United on Saturday, February 1.