The
normal
train
service
on
the
Midland
Main
Line
between
Kettering
and
Leicester
has
been
restored,
after
a
six-day
closure
to
allow
an
embankment
south
of
Market
Harborough
to
be
stablised.
Network
Rail
engineers
worked
day
and
night
to
install
soil
nails
into
the
side
of
the
embankment,
and
then
added
netting
which
was
tensioned
to
strengthen
the
affected
area.
After
tests
to
make
sure
the
repair
had
worked,
more
ballast
was
laid
and
the
tracks
repaired.

Airport
station

The
modernised
and
enlarged
station
at
Gatwick
Airport
will
open
on
21
November,
said
Network
Rail.
The
station
has
gained
a
second
concourse,
eight
new
escalators
and
five
new
lifts.
Stairways
and
platforms
have
also
been
widened.

Tri-mode
fleet

CAF
has
been
named
as
the
successful
bidder
to
build
10
tri-mode
trains
for
LNER.
The
fleet
will
be
leased
from
Porterbrook,
and
will
be
able
to
run
in
25kV,
diesel
and
battery
modes.

Remembrance
Day
travel

Several
operators
are
offering
free
rail
travel
for
service
personnel
travelling
to
Remembrance
Sunday
services.Those
wearing
an
armed
forces
uniform
and
carrying
a
military
identification
card,
as
well
as
cadets
in
uniform
and
veterans
who
display
valid
identification
such
as
the
Ministry
of
Defence
issued
Veteran’s
Badge,
will
qualify.
Licensed
poppy
sellers
are
also
included.