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West Highland Line to re-open on Monday

Following earlier than anticipated completion of the work to repair damage from recent flooding, Network Rail has announced that the West Highland Line will fully re-open for start of service on Monday, August 19.

New lifts officially opened at Carshalton station with Tom Brake MP and local campaigners

Passengers in Carshalton can now benefit from step-free access for the first time following the completion of an Access for All scheme at their station. The £2.5m project has seen...

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Network Rail warns of the dangers of the railway as trespasser jailed after causing mass disruption

Aug 15, 2019

Terry Maher, aged 44, of Cubitt Street, clambered onto the tunnel, owned by Network Rail, with a St. George’s flag, power banks for his phone and warm clothing, and stayed in the extremely dangerous area...

Track upgrade means faster and reliable journeys for passengers on the Mid-Cheshire line

Aug 15, 2019

The £800,000 investment as part of the Great North Rail Project saw old sleepers, railway stone and rail brought completely up to date. The previous poor condition of the track through the ‘Bleeding wolf’* area...

Trespasser jailed for climbing on top of a tunnel owned by Network Rail in London and causing mass rail disruption

Aug 15, 2019

Terry Maher clambered onto the tunnel which is owned by Network Rail with a St George’s flag, power banks for his phone, warm clothing and stayed in the extremely hazardous area for 13 hours. He...

Network Rail partners with contest helping young engineers’ inventions take-off

Aug 14, 2019

Network Rail has become a national partner in a UK-wide competition to find the engineers of the future, with the 2019 edition launched at Gatwick Airport yesterday morning. The competition – “If you were an...

23-days of engineering work to complete modernisation of Wherry lines

Aug 14, 2019

The railway lines between Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft are being upgraded to replace the mechanical Victorian semaphore signals - some of the oldest in the country - with a modern, computerised signalling system. This...

Network Rail joins forces with Primary Engineer to help identify engineers in the making

Aug 14, 2019

Alongside Gatwick Airport and Facebook, Network Rail’s partnership with the “If you were an engineer, what would you do competition” was announced at a special launch event, with an interactive display at the South Terminal...

Passengers urged to check before they travel this August bank holiday

Aug 13, 2019

More than £19m is being invested between Saturday 24 to Monday 26 August to make the railway safe and reliable for passengers and freight in the North West & Central Region. The two biggest projects,...

Shrewsbury station upgrade continues

Aug 12, 2019

Work to upgrade Shrewsbury station continues with repairs and the renewal of station canopies almost complete and work progressing on the refurbishment of Dana footbridge. Network Rail teams have been carrying out essential repairs to...

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