We started a £3.4m project this month to repair the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands. This will future-proof the category A-listed bridge for generations. Glenfinnan Viaduct’s world-famous, particularly after its appearances in the Harry Potter films. It’s also part of the operational railway. It’s Scotland’s longest mass concrete rail bridge, spanning 1,000ft, with … Continued
This Early May bank holiday, our teams worked across Britain carrying out £75m of essential engineering works. It’s part of our mission to bring you a safer, more reliable and modern railway. Here’s a rundown of some of what we got up to. New stations We continued building the new Cambridge South station and Beaulieu … Continued
Many of our vital maintenance and upgrades projects take place over bank holiday weekends. But what do we usually get up to? What are these engineering works? And how do you mean a better railway for you? Here’s a short rundown of some of work we typically get up to during these holidays … Watch … Continued
This Easter bank holiday weekend, we completed £90m worth of work across the railway. Here’s a rundown of some of what we got up to in numbers. 493 Our team carried out 493 different pieces of work across Britain this Easter – most overnight to minimise disruptions where possible. We also kept more than 95% … Continued
The East Coast Digital Programme has taken another big step forward in its mission to bring digital signalling to one of our biggest railway lines. We’ve commissioned new tech on the East Coast Main Line – which runs north out of London King’s Cross – between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin. Engineers worked around the … Continued
This Christmas and New Year we carried out £127m of engineering works – all so we can bring you a safer, modern and reliable railway. Here’s a rundown of just some of the work from the festive period … Stations We continued building new stations to give you better rail connections across Britain. Our … Continued
You have probably heard that we are bringing the railway into the 21st century. But what does that mean? What are we doing to meet your needs and ensure you are able to travel safely, without delay or disruption, and in comfort? Going digital, for one thing. We’re integrating new digital signalling systems across the … Continued
Bristol Temple Meads railway station turns 183 years old today. It’s a station absolutely teeming with history and we are adding more pages to the history books. We have been upgrading Bristol Temple Meads over the past few years with more improvements to come. Let’s take a look at the station’s past and what’s in … Continued
Our teams finished 500 projects over the August bank holiday worth £71m – all to improve your journeys. Read on for five stories from the planned works … Staying on track … We installed 7,560 metres of new rail in total. We also delivered 2,400 railway sleepers. The new track was spread out across Britain. … Continued
We’ll carry out big upgrades and essential maintenance across Britain this August bank holiday weekend. The work’s part of our mission to improve rail journeys for you and our freight partners. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve got planned in numbers. 95% More than 95% of the railway will still stay open during this long … Continued