Levenmouth Rail Link is a huge project that will reconnect communities in Levenmouth in Fife to the railway for the first time in over 50 years. It will mean more education, culture, work and leisure opportunities for local people when the route opens on Sunday 2 June. The £116m Scottish government-funded project has become much … 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
The newly upgraded Gatwick Airport station boasts a range of a new facilities and features – all designed with you in mind. A bigger and brighter station The number of passengers using the station has risen over time: 14 million people used it in 2010, growing to more than 21 million in 2019. But the … Continued
An important part of our work in managing Britain’s railway is improving rail connections for you and our freight partners. Here are five of our biggest projects that have or will give you better rail journeys. Ebbw Vale line We’ve worked with the Welsh Government since early 2022 to improve the railway between Newport and … 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
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