Transport Improvements

Better Lincoln to Nottingham trains arrive in May

'Passengers using the Castle Line between Lincoln and Nottingham will see additional trains and faster services from May, as a new timetable is confirmed.'

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/02/better-lincoln-nottingham-trains-arrive-may/

High-speed trains signalled for East Coast as first prototype arrives

'The first InterCity ‘Super Express’ train has landed in the UK with a new generation of high-tech passenger trains set to run on East Coast lines by 2018.'

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/03/high-speed-trains-signalled-for-east-coast-as-first-prototype-arrives/

Willmott Dixon selected to deliver £25m Lincoln Transport Hub

'As part of the project, Willmott Dixon will construct a new bus station, improve the current train station, create a dual-purpose footbridge to link St Mary’s Street and Tentercroft Street and deliver a 1,000 space multi-storey car park.'

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/02/willmott-dixon-selected-deliver-25m-lincoln-transport-hub/

Freight trains to be redirected through Lincolnshire towns and cities due to East Coast Mainline maintenance

One hundred trains a day will be diverted when Network Rail carries out essential maintenance work to the East Coast Mainline over the next five weekends.

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Freight-trains-redirected-Lincolnshire-towns/story-26083880-detail/story.html

Public inquiry date for Lincoln Eastern Bypass announced

'The department has confirmed that the inquiry will begin on August 11, 2015, at the Hilton Hotel on the Brayford in Lincoln, and is expected to last two weeks.'

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Public-inquiry-date-Lincoln-Eastern-Bypass/story-26090311-detail/story.html