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Category: Planned engineering works

Easter bank holiday works in numbers

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

East Coast Digital Programme hits major milestone

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

Christmas rail works 2023

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

Making the railway digital – a signal story

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

Happy Birthday Bristol Temple Meads railway station  

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

August bank holiday works: five highlights

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

August bank holiday works in numbers

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

August bank holiday upgrades for 2023

This August bank holiday weekend (Saturday 26 to Monday 28 inclusive), our teams will work hard to deliver vital upgrades. More than 95% of Britain’s railway will stay open as usual while we carry out essential work. We’re investing £71m on about 500 projects across Britain this long weekend – all to bring you a … Continued

What are bank holiday engineering works? 

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 …  Major … Continued

May bank holiday works in numbers

Timely engineering work is necessary for millions of you – and the freight companies that rely on the railway every day. Our goal is to keep Britain moving. To do this, we carried out lots of different types of projects this early May bank holiday. They included things like laying new tracks, updating overhead lines … Continued

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