This is why part of the Transpennine rail route between Yorkshire and Manchester will be closed for 16 days this summer

The work forms part of Network Rail’s wider goal to deliver long-awaited improvements along the full 76-mile route stretching from York to Manchester, via Leeds and Huddersfield.

Senior rail officials say journey times will increase as a result of the closure but "the long-term legacy of the project will be worth the shorter-term inconvenience of the disruption”.