Creating the next-generation railway
The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) is delivering the next generation of train travel – introducing digital signalling to create a better-performing East Coast Main Line for passengers, freight and the communities who depend on the route.
The introduction of digital signalling onto the East Coast Main Line will see traditional lineside signals removed and replaced with European Train Control System (ETCS) technology. This will provide continuous, real-time information to the train driver’s cab, resulting in more reliable and greener services for passengers and freight.
As a cross-industry partnership, we are taking the first step in a major modernisation of our railways, leveraging a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver a safer, greener, higher performing, more capable, more resilient, more productive and better-skilled railway.