General Interest
Passengers urged to check before travelling this Easter as essential engineering work takes place in Reading
Passengers are urged to check before travelling this Easter bank holiday weekend as Network Rail works to deliver vital upgrades and track renewal in the wider Reading area.
Trains through Reading towards Bristol and South Wales will operate as planned,...
High Speed Rail
“It’s so important to be yourself at work” – HS2 celebrates Katrina’s journey
When HS2 established its Values Behaviour Framework it made a clear statement about the standards it expects from its workforce and companies engaged in its supply chain. Today, on International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), HS2 is celebrating the...
High Speed Rail
HS2 tunnelling team celebrate milestone TBM breakthrough in Warwickshire
Today HS2’s tunnelling team in Warwickshire celebrated the milestone breakthrough of tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ as the giant cutterhead broke through the wall of the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel south portal.
Launched in November last year, it’s only taken...
Rail Projects
£4.7m project to improve Clyde Viaduct near Dalmarnock now complete
Network Rail has completed its £4.7m improvement project to refurbish Clyde Viaduct between Rutherglen and Dalmarnock.
Network Rail has completed its £4.7m project to refurbish Clyde Viaduct between Rutherglen and Dalmarnock.
During the year-long programme, engineers undertook essential work to install...
Infrastructure
Major railway upgrades in Stalybridge reach pivotal halfway point
The Transpennine Route Upgrade is celebrating the halfway mark at Stalybridge, as great progress is made to bring passengers one step closer to fully electrified trains.
Over the last two weeks, engineers in Stalybridge have been working around the clock...
Infrastructure
£4.4 million station improvement project announced to enhance customer experience across the Southeastern network
Southeastern and Network Rail have announced a £4.4 million package of station improvements across the network in Kent and south east London, with the aim being to imrpove customer information, enhance the condition of station buildings and make the...
Infrastructure
Network Rail to reinforce reliability in Norfolk and Suffolk by fixing track issues and improving level crossings
Engineers are preparing for a package of works later in the spring that will help drive down delays on the lines that run between Norwich - Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and Sheringham.
The works will involve five consecutive days of bus...
High Speed Rail
HS2 tackles materials shortfall by opening a new on-site rebar components facility
HS2 has set up a rebar threading facility to address materials shortages at its Copthall tunnel construction site in Hillingdon - creating jobs, cutting waste and reducing lorry movements. The new facility will make 92,000 rebar couplers, needed to...
Rail Projects
‘Travel either side’ advice this Easter with Euston station closed
Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being advised to travel either side of the bank holiday with major improvements to a railway junction in Watford closing Euston for four days.
Network Rail is investing...
Infrastructure
‘Travel either side’ advice for rail passengers this Easter bank holiday
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday are being advised to travel either side of the long weekend.
This Easter Network Rail is investing £19m to improve future journeys for passengers and freight on the...
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Work starts on Eaglescliffe station improvement scheme
Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and...