Strike action, Birmingham Pride, and bank holiday celebrations means trains and stations in the West Midlands and Chiltern area will be extra busy this weekend. Industrial action affecting West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway (WMR and LNR) trains means significantly reduced services will run on all their routes on Friday 22 May and Saturday […]
Customers advised to plan ahead and check before they travel ahead of the closure. London Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will close for 22 days this summer to allow the South Eastern Railway to deliver a £20 million programme of essential railway upgrades. The closure will run from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August 2026, plus […]
Rail services have resumed into Manchester Piccadilly after urgent repairs to the overhead lines which power trains. Network Rail teams worked throughout the night to fix the high-voltage cables on the approach to the North West’s busiest railway station after they failed on Thursday 16 April. That led to a stretch of the wires being […]
Rail passengers travelling through Bath later this month are being asked to plan their journeys in advance as Network Rail begins major restoration work on two of the region’s most important railway heritage structures: the Grade II listed Sydney Gardens footbridge and the eastern entrance to the iconic Box Tunnel. Sydney Gardens footbridge is the […]
Passengers have been thanked for their patience at the midway point of an extensive programme of East Coast Main Line improvements. A range of upgrades are taking place between York and Newcastle over four weekends this month, and Sunday 15 March also included important digital signalling testing carried out in Hertfordshire. Over the next two […]
Story Contracting has successfully delivered a major milestone with the installation of a new 140‑tonne asymmetrical steel arch bridge at Three Arches in rural Leicestershire, on behalf of Network Rail and alongside SPL Powerlines. Installed during a planned weekend railway closure, the new bridge spans the Midland Main Line and forms a key part of […]
As part of Railway 200, freight trains carry more than 1 billion tonnes of goods to prepare for festive period, including millions of Christmas decorations, trees, presents, food and bottles of wine A freight train can carry as much as 129 HGVs, so the railway is helping to cut traffic jams in the run up to the festivities and deliver a greener Christmas New figures reveal that rail freight is playing an even […]
More than £4m is being invested in the railway line between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan at the beginning of next year. Engineers will carry out improvements to three structures as part of Network Rail’s commitment to improving the long-term resilience and reliability of the route, helping ensure it remains a trusted transport connection. What’s […]
Families are set to embark on magical journeys from London Euston this year as THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride arrives in style at the station. After a roaring success last year, the charter train promises to bring the Christmas classic film to life, creating unforgettable memories throughout December. This year, Euston station is proudly hosting The Polar Express again, bringing […]
To ensure continued reliability, improve safety, and increase performance of electrified infrastructure across Network Rail’s North West and Central region, VolkerRail is upgrading life expired assets across 12 sites along the route. The upgrades form part of the North West Electrification Programme (NWEP) post commission works, to address outstanding deficiencies of assets, and will see […]
