Midland Main Line

Electrification milestone: Kettering-Wigston is now energised. Courtesy SPL Powerlines News

MML wires to Wigston energised

Class 810s to run on newly wired section

A Hull Trains Class 802 on the East Coast main line. Courtesy FirstGroup News Premium

First bids for Sheffield-King’s Cross paths

New operation could be First's third on ECML

Gearing up for the wires: equipment is being massed for the next phase of MML electrification. News Premium

Next phase of MML electrification under way

Work starts on Market Harborough to Wigston section of MML

An electrification mast on the TransPennine Route Upgrade near Colton Junction News Freemium

TRU and EWR on Government project priority list

The TransPennine Route Upgrade and East West Rail are in a list of projects the government believes are priorities.

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MML wires may soon reach Wigston

TRANSPORT SECRETARY Grant Shapps announced investment of £249 million in the Midland main line on 18 November as he published the Integrated Rail Plan.