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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

August bank holiday engineering works complete

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

Easter rail works – spotlight on Greater London

We look at our bank holiday plans in London as we count down to our huge Easter railway works. They range from essential improvements to signalling to keep your journeys safe and reliable to work that will help us get ready for a brand-new station for the capital. Our Easter works around Britain will take … Continued

Why we carry out engineering works over bank holidays

We’re frequently asked why we schedule big engineering projects for bank holiday weekends. We plan these large-scale works for certain times so they cause the least disruption to your journeys. These include bank holidays, Sundays and overnight.  Trains run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so there’s never a convenient time to close … Continued

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