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Eastern region appoints the Route Directors who will be responsible for Putting Passengers and Freight Customers First

Rob McIntosh, managing director of Network Rail’s Eastern Region, has today announced several appointments to his new senior management team.

Cross border passengers urged to check before they travel during West Coast Main Line closure.

Network Rail is advising passengers intending to use the West Coast Main Line to ‘check before they travel’ as a multi-million-pound upgrade of a major railway junction near Warrington begins this weekend.

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View from the driving seat: the major railway junction closed from tomorrow for £27m overhaul

Jul 19, 2019

Between 20 July and 4 August, Network Rail will be upgrading track, cabling, overhead lines and signalling on the busy Acton Grange junction, which is used by more than 260 trains every day. Nearly 500...

East Sussex passengers advised to plan ahead this November as railway closes for four days

Jul 18, 2019

Network Rail engineers will be carrying out the final phase of work on a £25m project to upgrade the old signalling system on the line between Lewes and Seaford with modern, more reliable technology to...

New trains, new services, more seats as record investment starts to pay dividends

Jul 18, 2019

Millions of passengers and freight users will benefit from this £7bn targeted investment aimed at growing and expanding the railway infrastructure in preparation for over 6,000 new weekly services that will be introduced gradually over...

London Bridge station named on shortlist for RIBA Stirling Prize 2019

Jul 18, 2019

The RIBA Stirling Prize is given to the architect of the building thought to be the most significant of the year for the evolution of architecture and the built environment. The winner will be announced...

South Western Railway passengers advised to check before travelling this evening and Thursday morning

Jul 17, 2019

Network Rail engineers will be working through the night to fix the damage but services are likely to be disrupted tomorrow morning. A spokesperson for Network Rail and South Western Railway said:           “We are...

‘Stay off the railway’ warning as high voltage cables switched on in Manchester

Jul 16, 2019

A new power supply has been installed to support the ongoing introduction of electric trains across the North West as part of the Great North Rail Project - providing passengers with better, more reliable journeys. Now...

Drone footage released four days ahead of 16-day closure of major junction on West Coast main line

Jul 16, 2019

Between 20 July and 4 August, Network Rail will be upgrading track, cabling, overhead lines and signalling on the busy Acton Grange junction, which is used by more than 260 trains every day. The aerial...

Conwy Valley Line will reopen for passengers ahead of the National Eisteddfod

Jul 15, 2019

Llandudno Junction to Llanrwst North will re-open for passengers on Thursday 18 July and the remainder of the line will reopen on Wednesday 24 July. The line, which runs between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog,...

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