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Buckinghamshire railway crossing to be made safer for passengers and public

A footbridge over the Chiltern main line will undergo a major overhaul to make it safer and more reliable for passengers and the public.

Platform changes at Birmingham New Street during 18-month signalling upgrade

Passengers at Birmingham New Street are being urged to check their platforms throughout 2021 while major work takes place to improve future journeys.

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Passengers reminded of Wolverhampton station lift improvements

Jan 7, 2021

The £250k investment will improve the reliability of the passenger lift on platform one. Work will start on Monday 11 January and is due to be finished in late April. During this time, the lift...

Passengers to benefit from new lift at Wolverhampton station

Dec 14, 2020

The £250k investment will improve the reliability of the passenger lift for years to come, providing smoother journeys for passengers. Work will start on Monday 11 January and set to complete on Tuesday 20 April...

Passengers urged to check their platforms during New Street resignalling work

Dec 9, 2020

From 24 January 2021, a rolling programme of platform closures will begin as work continues to replace signalling equipment. Starting with platform 12, the programme of closures will take place until June 2022 to install...

West Midlands and Chiltern passengers asked to plan ahead when travelling over Christmas

Dec 7, 2020

Passengers using the railway in the West Midlands and Chiltern main line are being asked to plan their journeys ahead of the Christmas holiday as work takes place to improve passenger journeys. Over Christmas and...

Birmingham New Street’s Christmas Eve meal returns as take-away for 2020

Dec 3, 2020

For the third year running Network Rail is teaming up with award-winning charity Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) to provide hot food and festive cheer for those who are struggling in the city centre this...

Safety plea to pedestrians after shocking near miss near Princes Risborough

Nov 17, 2020

The driver of a Chiltern Railways London to Oxford service reported the harrowing incident shortly after 8.30am on Friday 6 November. Video footage was captured of the jogger – who was wearing earphones - using...

‘Formula One pit stop-style’ repairs keep passengers and freight moving on the Chiltern main line

Nov 11, 2020

The scale of the defect was identified during a routine inspection last Tuesday (3 November) of a 44 metre long ‘switch’ - which allows trains to move from one track to another - at Aynho...

Passengers to benefit from new lifts at The Hawthorns station in Smethwick

Nov 9, 2020

The much-needed work will make step-free access more reliable to both station platforms. Work will start on Tuesday 1 December and take place until Monday 15 March 2021. Both lifts will be improved at the...

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