Lines to close for engineering work

NETWORK Rail is urging passengers to plan ahead, with upgrade work happening on consecutive September weekends.

- OWEN YOUNGER

Staff will be working at locations in the North East over these weekends, so lines between Newcastle and Edinburgh are set to close.

‘The engineering work, on September 13-14 and 20-21, includes new track, drainage systems, switches and crossings, as well as improvements to overhead line equipment.

Nearly 1km of the drainage pipe system at Killingworth will be renewed to reduce delays caused by flooding issues, and there will also be improvements to the track at Belford and Stannington, switches and crossings at Belford and Berwick, ballast at Newham level crossing, and overhead line equipment between Pegswood and Widdrington.