Infrastructure

Trains are now running again between Plymouth and Totnes after Network Rail completed signal and track upgrades in the area. Following the successful installation of new signals in Cornwall earlier this month, the final stage of the programme saw new...

Network Rail is investing more than £20 million in rebuilding a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale. Passengers and motorists are urged to check before they travel in September 2024 as rail and...

The multi-million pound restoration of Dudley's historic Parkhead Viaduct is nearing completion, with the final scaffolding due to be removed in the coming days. This major project, delivered by the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) on behalf of Transport for West...

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100 million in a new rail depot in Shipley. The scheme, which was announced on Thursday 14 March by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during a visit to Shipley Station, forms part...

Network Rail has released new drone video footage showing the huge operation underway to repair a landslip on the railway in Telford affecting journeys between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury stations. Passengers are being advised that major work to safely reopen the...

Train services through Baildon will remain suspended for several weeks more after the complex nature of the site has caused work to progress more slowly than anticipated. Network Rail and contractor teams have been on site around-the-clock for close to...

More than 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 £90m programme of work over the long weekend aimed at...

Network Rail engineers have begun emergency work to repair a damaged railway bridge which has caused the A159 between Morton and Blyton, near Gainsborough, to close. The road has been closed since mid-February following the underside of the bridge being...

A £3.5 million programme to improve the resilience of the railway between Croy and Dullatur in extreme weather has been delivered successfully. Over the last 12 months, Network Rail and QTS have carried out work to improve drainage and prevent...

Passengers are being advised of urgent repair work on the railway viaduct over the River Derwent in Workington, Cumbria. During a recent inspection, Network Rail’s engineers found that the base of two of the supporting pillars have started to erode....