The Department for Transport (DfT) said the plan will deliver safer and more reliable services on East Coast Main Line which is one of the UK’s busiest rail routes.
The technology, which will be rolled out across the entire southern section of the line – from London’s King’s Cross to Stoke Tunnels, just south of Grantham – will mean faster, safer and more regular trains.
As part of the announcement, transport secretary Grant Shapps took the opportunity to lay into railway workers who have carried out a series of strikes over the last week over pay disputes.
“While union bosses waste time touring television studios and standing on picket lines, I am busy getting on with the job at hand and modernising our railway,” he said.
“This £1bn investment will allow us to replace unreliable Victorian infrastructure with cutting-edge technology which will mean fewer delays and more regular services for millions of passengers.
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