The iconic, Grade I listed ‘Bristol Old Station’, which was Bristol’s first railway station when it opened in 1840 as the western terminus of the Great Western Railway from London Paddington, has been acquired by […]
The contract to carry out strengthening work to three railway bridges on Network Rail’s Wessex route in the South of England has been awarded to Dyer & Butler. Under the terms of the contract, the […]
Three historic railway bridges in Darlington, Co Durham, are due to be refurbished and restored to their former glory – and colour schemes. As part of a £60,000 project, Network Rail is working in partnership […]
The Chart Leacon depot in Ashford, which closed in 2014 and has lain empty ever since, is being demolished to make room for a new train maintenance facility. Balfour Beatty is taking the old depot […]
Following the disastrous accident at Carmont, near Stonehaven, on 12 August 2020, Network Rail has commissioned two taskforces to help its understanding and response to severe weather events and to improve its management of its […]
The Ely area capacity enhancement (EACE) programme is a Network Rail proposal to upgrade the railway and allow more trains to run through Ely. It aims both to improve connectivity and reliability for passenger services […]
Boulderstones bridge, which takes the A530 Middlewich Road over the railway between Crewe and Chester, has been renewed by Network Rail in a £5.7 million project and the line reopened to passengers. Middlewich Road will […]
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has visited Plymouth to meet those responsible for the regeneration of Brunel Plaza, a major scheme that involves an upgrade for Plymouth station along with a major revamp of the surrounding […]
A plan to remodel the UK’s most operationally challenging railway junction is nearing the end of its public consultation. The flat railway junctions, located to the north of East Croydon station, regularly cause delays to […]
As the COVID-19 lockdown eases around the country, Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) are warning people of the dangers of trespass and level crossing misuse after a surge of incidents, with several people […]
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