Permanent Way

Next month, railway engineers will be undertaking a two-week, round-the-clock improvement blitz between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale and Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge. Improvements are planned Saturday 31 July – Sunday 15 August as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)....

The reopening of the railway line between Okehampton and Exeter is one step closer after Network Rail finished relaying the new track and sleepers this week. Following the confirmation of government funding in March, engineers started immediately and have worked tirelessly upgrading...

Network Rail will carry out essential track works in the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire areas during weekends in May and June to keep rail services running safely and reliably for passengers across the region. Work will take place on the...

A normal service has resumed between Leeds and York this morning after Network Rail completed vital repairs overnight, following an engineering train derailment at Church Fenton. Since the incident in the early hours of yesterday morning, teams have worked around...

Work to recover a derailed engineering train and repair damage to the track and signalling equipment will continue overnight, with services expected to resume tomorrow afternoon. Network Rail workers have been on site since the early hours of this morning...

South Western Railway is disappointed to announce that, due to challenges with the delivery of the new fleet of class 484 trains, the reopening of the Island Line will be delayed. Rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail had been set to deliver...

Network Rail carrying out 620 upgrade projects worth £80m to improve railway for passengersPeople should continue to follow Government guidance around the use of public transport and minimise the number of journeys they make where possibleThose looking to travel...

West Coast main line passengers urged to travel either side of the May bank holiday (Friday 30 April and Tuesday 4 May)Major work to improve future journeys for passengers and freight is taking place Saturday 1 May to Monday...

Railway improvements on key routes in Cumbria, Greater Manchester and West Coast main line mean changes to early May bank holiday journeysPassengers are advised to travel either side of the bank holiday on Friday 30 April and Tuesday 4...

Railway improvements at Euston, Milton Keynes and Watford mean changes to West Coast main line journeysLondon Euston railway station will be closed between 1-3 May - trains will start and finish at Milton KeynesPassengers are advised to travel either...