Rail Projects

One of the largest re-signalling schemes undertaken in the UK, the Cambridge Re-signalling project, will be supported by digital infrastructure specialists Telent for its telecommunication needs. The project will improve the reliability of the infrastructure and will therefore provide...

Rail passengers are being advised of a 10-day railway closure from this Saturday on the Buxton line for essential railway repairs in Whaley Bridge. Network Rail is investing £5.1m to replace a Grade II listed bridge which takes the railway...

West Coast main line passengers are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of four weekends of essential railway improvements at Preston station. Network Rail is investing £1.5m to upgrade railway foundation stone and six switches and crossings – moving...

The billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme will continue to create a more reliable railway between Peterborough and London King’s Cross this weekend. Passengers planning to travel on the East Coast Main Line on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February are...

A £6 million investment to deliver more reliable journeys for passengers travelling along the East Coast Main Line through Durham station is now complete. Over five weekends, from Saturday 14 January to Sunday 12 February, engineers have replaced around 860...

The 170-year-old bridge over the river Wye is undergoing a major refurbishment as part of a wider package of work to secure the future of the Severn Estuary line.  Rail passengers travelling on the Severn Estuary Line can look forward...

Engineers working around the clock to repair a huge landslip at Hook in Hampshire aiming to reopen all four lines by Friday 24 February. Following the landslip, it was only possible to run one train every 90 minutes between Basingstoke...

The case for revolutionary proposals for the region’s rail network has been put to Rail Minister Huw Merriman during a visit to Birmingham today (Thursday February 9). The Minister joined Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and Malcolm Holmes,...

Passengers are set to benefit from smoother, more reliable train journeys as Network Rail upgrade the tracks through Rolleston, Nottinghamshire this February. Between 9pm on Saturday 11 and 7am on Friday 17 February, engineers will remove and replace the rails,...

HS2’s plans for the Balsall Common Viaduct in Warwickshire, recently submitted to Solihull Council, incorporate local feedback focussing on environmental sustainability, landscape integration, visual connectivity and public access. HS2’s main works contractor, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), supported by a Design...