Environment
HS2 funds new state-of-the-art Burton Green Village Hall
HS2 Ltd has handed the new Burton Green Village Hall to the local community after funding its £2 million rebuild. The state-of-the-art building was officially opened on Friday 2 March.
HS2 has worked with the Burton Green Village Hall since...
Industry News
£1.2 million track upgrade for Glasgow Central station
The track at Glasgow Central's platform 1 will be upgraded as part of a 10-week programme beginning this weekend.
Glasgow Central station will benefit from a £1.2 million track upgrade project starting next month.
Network Rail engineers will improve the track...
Industry News
West Coast main line to close for major overhaul
Carstairs Junction will be modernised as part of a £164m Scottish Government investment in the railway.
Passengers are being reminded that the West Coast main line will close for 16 days from Saturday (March 4) as engineers deliver a vital...
HS2
HS2 launches new podcast series
HS2 Ltd has released the first of a 12-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of its high speed rail line.
The podcast series features industry experts and special guests giving their unique insight on a whole range...
Electrification
Passengers to plan ahead as 26 days of major upgrades in Stalybridge get underway
Passengers travelling between Manchester and Leeds are being reminded to plan ahead as the Transpennine Route Upgrade pushes ahead with its biggest piece of work so far in Stalybridge.
From Saturday 11 March to Wednesday 5 April, services between Manchester...
Industry News
Improved journeys for Bakerloo line and London Overground passengers
Passengers are now benefiting from major improvements to the Bakerloo line and London Overground which will provide more reliable journeys between London Euston and Watford Junction in the future.
Engineers worked between Saturday 11 and Sunday 19 February to overhaul...
Industry News
143-year-old bridge gets a new lease of life to support passengers on Esk Valley line
Network Rail has given a 143-year-old bridge in the North York Moors a new lease of life to improve reliability for rail passengers travelling on the Esk Valley line for the next 120 years.
Over the weekend (Saturday 18 and...
Infrastructure
Step-free access coming to St Erth station thanks to footbridge funding confirmation
Rail passengers in West Cornwall are set to enjoy a more accessible St Ives branch line following confirmation of a step-free footbridge to be built at St Erth station.
A new step-free bridge with lifts will be installed at St...
Infrastructure
Update on closure of railway between Oxford and Kingham following landslip
Following a wall collapse and landslip at Yarnton near Oxford on Friday evening, part of the railway line between Oxford and Worcester is closed while Network Rail undertakes emergency repairs to the bridge and surrounding land.
On the evening of...
High Speed Rail
HS2 acts on feedback to improve Manchester route design
Plans to bring high speed rail to Manchester are already well underway. To inform next steps in the Parliamentary process, HS2 is engaging local communities to discuss proposed changes to its construction designs to reduce future flood impacts in...
Latest News
New chair & vice chair appointed to RIA SME Group
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the appointment of the new chair and vice chair for the RIA...