This weekend Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November and over Christmas, from Saturday 25 December to Monday 3 January 2022, no trains will run between East Croydon and London Victoria. Most Southern trains will be diverted to London Bridge. Network Rail will use the time to continue work on the Victoria resignalling project, a major […]
This week, teams from Network Rail will begin work to completely revamp and refurbish the footbridge at Cramlington railway station. The vital project begins on Thursday, 25 November and will see the footbridge taken off-site for inspection. During this time, the footbridge will be grit-blasted to remove rust and old paint. Following this, the team […]
Award recognizes Avelia Horizon train’s fusion of natural aesthetics with very high-speed mobility engineering Alstom’s latest aerodynamically inspired design remains true to Avelia’s original inspiration while pushing sustainability, capacity, and performance Today Alstom’s Avelia Horizon very high-speed train received the prestigious German Design Award, the official design award presented by the German Design Council (Rat […]
This weekend, Network Rail will work to upgrade Bainton Green level crossing in Helpston, Peterborough in a boost to reliability and safety. Beginning on Saturday, 20 November, the work will see the level crossing barriers replaced and new, more modern ones installed. The work will improve reliability at the crossing, reducing delays for passengers, as […]
First passenger train on the first Restoring Your Railway reopening will run on Wednesday 17 November, ahead of public services resuming on Saturday 20 November Restored in just nine months, and delivered £10m under budget, transforming a mothballed former freight railway to regular services. Reopening is the first of the Government’s Restoring Your Railway schemes […]
Final stage of programme to upgrade 1970’s track between Kentish Town and London St Pancras is taking place over Christmas Improvements will bring a more modern reliable railway for passengers and reduce the impact of unplanned disruption Network Rail is taking the opportunity to make major progress when no train services are timetabled on Christmas […]
Network Rail has completed a £45m project to upgrade signalling in Middlesbrough Signals in the area are now operated from York’s Rail Operating Centre, delivering a modern, more reliable railway for passengers Signallers took part in 72-hours of intense training to prepare for the smooth transition Over the weekend (13-16 November), Network Rail’s Rail Operating […]
DB Regio Bayern and train manufacturer Siemens Mobility will put a total of 57 new trains in service in Bavaria beginning in December 2023. Twenty-six Desiro HC trains are currently being built for the Franconia-South Thuringia network, along with 25 Desiro HC double-decker trains and six Mireo trains for the Danube-Isar network. The 18 Desiro […]
The Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area will get the first battery-electric, emission-free regional trains in late 2024 along with an improved and expanded timetable. To provide this service, Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB), which again won the contract for the network early in June, has ordered 31 two-car, battery-operated Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility. The federal states […]
Vast majority of the rail network – over 95% – will be open for business as usual for passengers looking to travel by train over Christmas and New Year Most upgrade work planned for when passenger trains don’t run – such as overnight, Christmas Day and Boxing Day – to minimise disruption. But some routes […]
