Welcome to our new digital email notification service!
Thanks for signing up to our brand-new digital system it is great to have you on board!
You’re among the first to use our new digital email system which is at the early trial stage, so this makes your participation and engagement very important to us.
We know we need to do better at communicating with our neighbours and communities, Our new digital notification system will help us provide you with accessible, clearer, accurate information in a timely way.
To start with, we’re going to use the system for the upcoming Midland Main Line electrification project, so you’ll only receive updates from us digitally about this project. If we’re carrying out any other work near you, such as general maintenance or other project related work, we’ll write to you by post to let you know, in the usual way.
Electrification of the Midland Main Line
It’s full speed ahead on the Midland Main Line upgrade. We’ve started the biggest programme of improvements to the line since its completion in 1870. The next phases of the work will cover electrification of the line from Kettering to Sheffield and Nottingham.
We are electrifying the line in sections over the next few years to allow electric trains to run along the full length of the line. This is because Network Rail and the UK Government want railways to be better for the environment and to be more cost effective for taxpayers. By electrifying the line we will be supporting the Government’s net zero carbon targets for 2050.
So far we have upgraded and electrified the route from London to Corby and we hope to build on this success in the next phase. The purpose of this next phase of the programme is to electrify and decarbonise the section of the line from Kettering to Wigston.
Find out more on the latest phases of work and how these might affect lineside neighbours by reading our Frequently Asked Questions.