Infrastructure
£45bn rail improvement plan puts climate change firmly in its sights
Network Rail today announced the start of its five-year, £45.4bn* rail improvement plan aimed at delivering a simpler, better, greener railway that provides the best level of train performance possible and that’s more geared-up than ever before to cope...
Infrastructure
1stinrail called on to overhaul track in Keadby Drawbridge project
UK railway engineering company 1stinrail has completed extensive track replacement work on the Keadby Drawbridge, the unique structure crossing the Stainforth and Keadby Canal that connects Doncaster with Scunthorpe and the Lincolnshire coast.
1stinrail Project Manager Ryan Hughes said: “This was a fascinating project...
Infrastructure
Porterbrook to finance Bletchley depot redevelopment
Porterbrook, the UK’s leading rolling stock financier and asset management company, has successfully bid to finance the redevelopment of Bletchley depot for West Midlands Trains (WMT).
Situated near Milton Keynes, the £66m upgrade programme is necessary for Bletchley to become...
Industry News
Time-lapse shows major repairs as railway through Telford reopens to passengers
The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury has fully reopened to passenger trains after engineers complete emergency repairs to a failed railway embankment.
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience this morning (Friday 29 March) after three weeks of disruption...
Infrastructure
Network Rail engineers prepare for £90 million investment over Easter bank holiday
Over 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter - with some exceptions - as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90 million programme of work over the long weekend aimed at...
Electrification
Andrew Haines looks back on five years of CP6
As Control Period 6 (CP6) comes to a close on 31 March, Network Rail is taking a look back at the five-year funding period which started on 1 April 2019. During this time, the rail infrastructure manager has successfully...
Infrastructure
Hilton level crossing to reopen following emergency repairs
Network Rail teams are working to reopen a level crossing in Derbyshire after it was temporarily closed for emergency work following a road traffic collision.
The level crossing over the A5132 in Hilton is scheduled to reopen to road traffic...
Accessibility
75-tonne footbridge and lift-tower installed at Uddingston station
Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures on Saturday 23 March at the South Lanarkshire station which serves passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line – one of the busiest lines in Europe.
It’s...
Infrastructure
Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team thanks passengers after nine days of major upgrades
From Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March, the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team worked around the clock to deliver vital upgrades, as the programme edges closer to full completion.
Over the nine-day period, track installation and drainage works were...
Permanent Way
Disruption between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness could last two weeks after train derailment
Railway engineers have been inspecting the damage and carrying out ground investigations after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria on Friday 22 March.
Four passengers and four members of staff were safely evacuated from the train.
Network Rail is advising...
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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary
South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their...