You may have seen or heard us carrying out work at night, especially if you live close to the railway. Engineering works at these times typically cause the least disruption to passengers. It affects far fewer passengers than closing the railway on a normal working day. It’s much safer for our workers, too. Watch our … Continued
We completed about 300 essential maintenance and improvement projects over Christmas and New Year to give you a better railway for the long term. They ranged from track renewals to overhead line equipment replacements and the introduction of new, digital signalling systems. It’s vital that we carry out these sorts of works across Britain to … Continued
We’re innovating the way we manage our cliffside track to combat extreme weather events and make the railway safer. Extreme weather can cause a wide array of issues for the railway. Landslips are considered one of the most dangerous of these issues. Not only can a landslip have the potential to cause a derailment, … Continued
Stations are the beginning and end to every journey on the railway. Millions of you pass through them every year and we know it’s important that you feel welcomed and comfortable. We also understand that stations need to be accessible and easy to navigate and travel through. That’s why we are improving many stations across … Continued
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
We take great pride in protecting and maintaining iconic structures across the railway. We’re in the final stages of refurbishing the world-famous Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. Here’s how … What we did Our teams and contractor, Balfour Beatty, are currently refurbishing and repainting the North Queensferry approach span of the bridge. We began work in … Continued
Her Majesty The Queen has a long tradition of supporting Britain’s railways and has attended many celebrations on the railway during her 70-year reign. We are grateful to Her Majesty for her continued support of this essential public service. Here is a look back at our recent history with The Queen in celebration of her … 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