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Rail passengers face major disruptions across northwest England on Sunday, Oct. 25, as heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Boelo cause flooding and damage to railway infrastructure.

No trains will run on the mainline between Leeds and York until Sunday, Nov. 1, as Transpennine Route Upgrade teams undertake major improvement works in the Church Fenton area.

Alstom has signed a 15-year extension to its Train Services Agreement with Greater Anglia in the United Kingdom for the operator’s Class 720 Aventra fleet.

The country’s first digitally signaled high-speed services have moved a step closer, with Grand Central’s Class 180 fleet receiving regulatory approval under APiS for the first-in-class fitment of the European Train Control System.