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
Network Rail to rebuild multi-million-pound bridge across M62 in Rochdale
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...
Heritage
Historic Parkhead Viaduct restoration nears completion
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...
Rail News
Emergency work begins on railway bridge to allow Gainsborough road to reopen
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...
Rail News
Emergency anti-erosion work underway for Cumbrian viaduct
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....
Environment
Planning approval received for HS2’s Burton green tunnel
HS2 has received Schedule 17 planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green.
The designs respond to community feedback, focusing on bigger and better green spaces around the railway, following public...
High Speed Rail
Last HS2 tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands begins dig towards Birmingham
On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high speed railway in the West Midlands.
The 125-metres-long TBM has started on its journey to dig the second bore of HS2’s...
Environment
Recycled plastic sleepers laid in historic Perthshire railway tunnel
A 175-year-old Perthshire railway tunnel has been given a new lease of life in a £6 million project delivered by Network Rail.
Trains travelling through Moncrieffe tunnel, south of Perth, will now be running on rails supported by recycled plastic...
High Speed Rail
HS2’s TBM ‘Florence’ breaks through at end of longest tunnel
HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine broke through yesterday (28 February) at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the ambitious new rail project.
The enormous 2,000 tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named...
Permanent Way
Major engineering work completed at UK’s only sliding bridge
Network Rail engineers have completed a mammoth nine-day programme of engineering work at the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe.
Teams have worked around the clock since midnight on Saturday 17 February until the early hours of...
Latest News
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...