Work to install the foundations of a new footbridge at the relocated Hairmyres station has begun. Network Rail and contractor AmcoGiffen will be carrying out piling works over the next two weeks (11 to 25 July) as part of the East Kilbride Enhancements project. Engineers will use a 58-tonne piling rig to drive 24 steel […]
Network Rail and Story Contracting will complete a key milestone in the project to renew the bridge on Glasgow’s Shields Road this weekend. Engineers will work from late on Friday 7 June to the early hours of Monday 10 June to place the support beams for the new bridge deck. It follows weeks of preparation […]
The future of a Victorian-built railway footbridge has been secured for passengers in Derbyshire. Network Rail has completed a four-month project to upgrade Duffield station’s 132-year-old footbridge. Since January engineers have invested £900,000 to bring the much-loved railway crossing back to its original splendour. The footbridge was originally built in 1892, of which the main […]
Biggleswade’s residents and visitors now have a safer way to cross the East Coast Main Line thanks to a new bridleway bridge at Lindsells Level Crossing. Work started in December 2022 on the fully accessible bridleway bridge which allows pedestrians, horse riders, cyclists and other users to safely cross the railway line, providing better access […]
Network Rail has successfully installed the main span for the footbridge which will provide step-free access between the two platforms at Llanelli station. Contractors AmcoGiffen installed the span overnight on Saturday, while the station was closed to passengers, with a temporary road closure of Great Western Crescent in place to allow access to the site. […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has extended its haulage contract with Network Rail. Effective from 1 April 2024, the contract is a two-year extension with an option for a third year. GBRf will continue to provide critical services essential for the smooth operation of Network Rail’s engineering works and renewals. This includes the provision of possession trains […]
A Thales and VolkerRail consortium is one of six named on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework, aimed to revolutionise signalling across Britain. From Carlisle to Brighton, this 10 year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with modern equipment bringing greater reliability across the country with a mixture of traditional signalling and […]
Network Rail today announced the start of its five-year, £45.4bn* rail improvement plan aimed at delivering a simpler, better, greener railway that provides the best level of train performance possible and that’s more geared-up than ever before to cope with the extremes of climate change. Andrew Haines, chief executive, said: “Delivering a better railway for […]
Over 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter – with some exceptions – as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90m programme of work over the long weekend aimed at improving the railway for passengers and freight businesses. There’s never a good time to carry out these […]
More than 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter – with some exceptions – as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90m programme of work over the long weekend aimed at improving the railway for passengers and freight businesses. There’s never a good time to carry out […]
