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£500,000 investment to improve drainage on Merseyrail Network

Network Rail is upgrading the drainage at a Cheshire flooding hotspot for passengers travelling between Liverpool and Chester. Services passing through Ledsham near Hooton have been subject to delay in recent months following heavy rainfall in the North West. Engineers have designed a solution to improve the drainage in this area,...

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Eight weekends of track, station, and tunnel upgrade work as part of TRU

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is encouraging customers to check before they travel as engineers complete a series of upgrades...
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ORR authorises new Newsham station ahead of opening

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised the new Newsham railway station ahead of its expected public...

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Network Rail highlights dangers of fly-tipping on Global Recycling Day

New research commissioned by Network Rail to mark Global Recycling Day (Tuesday 18 March 2025) reveals nearly a quarter...

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Birmingham Eastside Metro extension celebrates installation of key infrastructure for temporary terminus

The Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension project has reached another significant milestone with the installation of the switch and crossing infrastructure for its temporary terminus...
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Easter engineering work to affect travel across south London, East Kent, and East Sussex

Network Rail and train operators in the south east are urging passengers to plan ahead...
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Arriva Group to submit application for expanded open access connections in Yorkshire and the Humber

Arriva Group will today notify Network Rail that it is submitting an open access application...
Infrastructure

Engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week

Between Saturday 22 and Friday 28 March, the line between Staines and Windsor will be...
Metro

Bee Network hits 50 million contactless tap and go tram journeys

The Bee Network has hit a major milestone of 50 million contactless tap and go...
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GWR warns of significant disruption to some routes for the next two Sundays, including Mother’s Day

Network Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and Swindon which...
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New chair and vice chair for RIA Northern Ireland Leadership Group

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new chair,...
Accessibility

Northern ‘Forget Me Not’ trains give people with dementia a relaxing day out

Dementia-friendly Northern services are now running on one of the most scenic routes in the...
Electrification

Engineering work to affect journeys through Yorkshire this weekend

Passengers are being urged to check before travelling this weekend as engineering work for the...

Minister for Equalities launches blind companion pilot scheme

Scotland's Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart, has launched a pilot scheme that will provide...

Crucial track work near Loughborough affecting London journeys this weekend

Network Rail teams will be carrying out essential track lowering work near Loughborough this...

Rail industry collaborates to minimise cyber security risks to rolling stock

Rail Partners, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board...

Inverclyde engineering works to continue on Wednesday

Network Rail is advising passengers that the Inverclyde lines will remain closed for engineering...

Great Central Railway Announces Special Reunion Weekend to Link the Past and Shape the Future

The two halves of the Great Central Railway – one in Leicestershire, the other...

Striking installation at London King’s Cross to encourage more people to report fly-tipping

A massive mound of rubbish has been displayed at London King’s Cross to highlight...

Network Rail highlights dangers of fly-tipping on Global Recycling Day

New research commissioned by Network Rail to mark Global Recycling Day (Tuesday 18 March...

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ScotRail trialling HVO as a sustainable fuel alternative

ScotRail has begun an innovative trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative to diesel fuel in one of its Class 156 trains. The trial, which began on 19 February and will run for 12 weeks at ScotRail’s Corkerhill Depot, is being delivered in partnership with Angel Trains and Crown Oil. If the trail is successful, HVO could offer a step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Scotland’s Railway, acting...

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