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Trains back on track after major repairs to storm ravaged Cumbrian Coast line

Trains have started running on the Cumbrian Coast line again after three consecutive storms forced the railway to close earlier this year.

Help keep Scotland’s Railway safe for essential travellers

Network Rail is appealing to the public to only use train services for essential journeys – and to observe physical distancing guidelines if they do need to travel.

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Essential work for Glasgow Queen Street station

Jun 1, 2020

For the next two weeks, a small number of staff will be on-site completing surfacing work in what will be the public areas outside the station, on Dundas and West George streets. The works are...

New lease of life for Grade II listed footbridge at Prudhoe railway station

Jun 1, 2020

From Monday, 8 June, Network Rail will begin work on a £290,000 investment to refurbish the footbridge, including work to strengthen the bridge, as well as cleaning and repainting it. This work will not take place at the station, instead,...

Signalling upgrades lift the barrier to quicker and safer level crossings on the East Suffolk rail line

Jun 1, 2020

Network Rail has installed axle counters at 27 sites along the line between Ipswich and Lowestoft, connected by over 15 miles of new cabling. An axle counter is a part of the signalling system that...

Brighton Main Line passengers urged to have their say on major upgrade proposals

Jun 1, 2020

The proposals include plans to build extra tracks in the Croydon area, more platforms at an expanded and modernised East Croydon station and a series of new railway flyovers and dive-unders to replace the current...

Network Rail announces reopening date of Bromham Road bridge for motorists

Jun 1, 2020

The road has been closed since June 2019 to allow Network Rail to carry out a major project to demolish and rebuild the structure at a raised height to provide a safe distance for newly...

Help keep Scotland’s Railway safe for essential travellers

May 29, 2020

With a small number of extra services running on Scotland’s Railway from Monday (June 1), the public can help protect each other, and rail workers, by: •Wearing a face covering•Avoiding travel at peak times•Being flexible...

Public figures thank rail workers – and remind us all to ‘be safe, be patient, be kind’

May 29, 2020

Offering selfie-video thanks, collated into a short film by Network Rail, are record producer Pete Waterman, Rugby World Cup-winner Lewis Moody, House of Rugby presenter Alex Payne, BBC Radio 2 morning travel presenter Richie Anderson,...

Multi-million-pound investment to prevent landslips on Chiltern main line

May 29, 2020

Since December 2019, a £9m investment by Network Rail has seen engineers working to stabilise the slope on the south side of Harbury tunnel between Leamington Spa and Banbury. Historically the area has been beset...
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