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
We’re getting ready for £83m of upgrades this Easter bank holiday. A total of 530 upgrade projects between Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April will help us improve the railway for you. Most of the railway will stay open as usual but the works will affect some areas. Please check before you travel with National Rail … Continued
We’ve just completed hundreds of Christmas and New Year projects across Britain’s railway to give you better and more reliable journeys for the long term. Find out what we got up to over the festive period … Eastern region Our Eastern region runs from the borders of Scotland to London. Here, we completed the biggest … Continued
The railway touches most communities in Britain, which means we have millions of neighbours who live close to the tracks and other infrastructure. We care about how our work on the railway affects those who live and work nearby. What does this work involve, how do we try to minimise any disruption to you and how … Continued
We’ve been busy improving the railway in Bristol – and Bristol Temple Meads station – to give you better journeys. It’s a big job, ranging from refurbishing the station’s roof to upgrading a major junction. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve done to date … Bristol East Junction upgrade We completed an upgrade to Bristol … Continued
We’ve just completed £90m of August bank holiday improvements to give you better journeys. Here’s what our teams got up to … Soham’s new station inches closer We reached a major milestone for the new railway station in Soham in Cambridgeshire. We connected the developing station at Soham to the wider signalling network This will allow … Continued
We’re upgrading a major junction near Bristol Temple Meads station this summer to give you better journeys. The work – between 10 July and 3 September – is an important part of our Bristol Rail Regeneration to improve Bristol Temple Meads and the surrounding area. It follows a huge project in the Bristol and Bath … Continued
Our teams worked over the bank holiday weekend on 620 projects worth £80m to give you better rail journeys. Here are just some of them … Work in and around London King’s Cross to enable more reliable journeys and more seats for you in the future. It’s part of the £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade. Once completed, the … Continued
Why do your rail services sometimes slow due to a speed restriction? We know it’s the last thing anyone wants to hear but there are some reasons why we might have to put speed restrictions in place. Watch this video to find out: We understand delays are frustrating but we only use speed restrictions when … Continued