We have successfully completed our August Bank Holiday works. Our teams finished 560 projects over the Bank Holiday to improve your journeys and reliability. Here is a glimpse into some of the projects that were completed over the weekend. A digital railway: We made significant progress on our East Coast Digital Programme on the … Continued
Record temperatures hit Britain this week, severely impacting the railway – and your journeys. Here are seven ways we worked to keep you safe … Extreme temperatures are a real issue for the railway. Heatwaves, like the one we are experiencing now, have caused widespread disruption and damage to our infrastructure. Luckily, our teams have … Continued
We’re using new technology to help us keep the railway running in hot weather. Last year, our teams installed a system of 60 solar-powered weather stations to monitor extreme weather conditions in real-time. The ability to monitor the weather in real time allows us to quickly respond to hot weather incidents and keep more services … Continued
With hot weather across Britain, we’re working hard to prepare the tracks for the added strain of higher temperatures. Here’s how we do it We work closely with specialist weather forecasters and local weather stations to make plans and take action so rails are less likely to buckle. We have installed mini weather stations and thousands … Continued
Bridge strikes cost taxpayers millions of pounds and delay thousands of passengers and road users every year. We caught up with Amy Liston, construction, who was dealing with a bridge strike at Machynlleth station, North Wales in September 2020. What happened? During the early morning rush hour on Wednesday 1 September, a tipper-lorry truck struck … Continued
Five highlights from the early May Bank Holiday upgrades We successfully delivered 550 upgrade projects over the early May Bank Holiday. The entirety of our work was worth £70m and provided essential railway upgrades for you and our freight partners. Here are five of the highlights from this huge scope of work. 1. … Continued
We’ll carry out 550 projects over the early May bank holiday. Most of the railway will stay open but our works will affect some routes so please check before you travel with National Rail Enquiries or your train operator. We also ask that you wear a face covering if you can as a courtesy to … Continued
We’re well on our way to completing section two of the new Dawlish sea wall in Devon. It will make this section of railway more resilient to severe weather – and mean a safer railway for you and the people who live nearby. We’ve faced many challenges building this bigger, better defence, but how have … Continued
Services have resumed on the Cambrian Line in Wales after extensive repair works following on from Storm Franklin We have worked 24/7 to reopen the Cambrian Line on the first weekend of April, following flood damage caused by Storm Franklin in February. In just six weeks, we completed repairs between Shrewsbury and Newtown, including repairing … Continued
Three storms in just five days caused widespread disruption to the railway. We’ve worked round the clock to keep you safe and get you moving again. Please check National Rail Enquiries for up-to-date travel information before you start your journey. We know delays are frustrating and we do everything we can to avoid them but keeping you … Continued