Upgrade work is set to be carried out on railway signalling systems in North Lanarkshire.

The latest phase of the £124 million Motherwell North Signalling Renewal project will take place over this Easter weekend.

The scheme involves renewing track side equipment and transferring control of signalling systems from Motherwell Signalling Centre to the West of Scotland Signalling Centre in Glasgow. The first phase of work – covering the Newton, Hamilton and Uddingston areas – was completed last year and this Easter will see new signalling systems in Mossend, Coatbridge and Whifflet commissioned.

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Steve Muirhead, route asset manager for signalling in Scotland, said: "Improved signalling technology means more reliable journeys with fewer delays, so more trains can run and more people are able to travel on the railway across Scotland.

"Over the Easter weekend, we'll carry out the complex commissioning work needed to ‘re-control' the signals, moving control from Motherwell Signalling Centre to our new, state-of-the-art signalling centre in Glasgow.

"We are delivering this work over the bank holiday to limit the impact of the project on passengers by taking advantage of what is a quieter time of year with fewer people travelling to work or school."

(LM/MH)