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AI and LiDAR technology to maximise level boarding on potential new Southeastern trains

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January 14, 2025
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High-tech LiDAR sensors installed on rail maintenance trains will provide accurate measurements of station platforms used by Southeastern trains.

£2.2m project to alleviate flooding problem in East Yorkshire

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January 13, 2025
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Network Rail is to start work to alleviate a long-standing problem with flooding in the subway at Goole station in East Yorkshire.

Sighs over Cumbrian bridge replacement

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January 13, 2025
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The West Coast Main Line has been the lifeblood of the British economy since around 1860. The M6 motorway has been a strategic artery of…

North Wales railway line reopens after storm damage repairs

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January 11, 2025
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Part of the Conwy Valley railway line has reopened this morning, Saturday, 11th January, after being damaged by bad weather on New Year’s Eve.

Busy weekend and disruption for Midlands, North West and London Euston services

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January 11, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers travelling between London, the West Midlands, and North West England that their journeys may be especially busy or disrupted this weekend.

M6 railway bridge set to be replaced with railway and motorway closures planned

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January 10, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that next year, it will be replacing Clifton bridge, near Penrith in Cumbria.

Accessibility work to resume at Bedfordshire station

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January 10, 2025
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Network Rail will this month restart work at Biggleswade station to make it more accessible.

Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham

Simon Walton
January 10, 2025
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A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once, but twice. That, in addition to a…

Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham

Simon Walton
January 10, 2025
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A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once, but twice. That, in addition to a…

Gatwick Aiport trains to be disrupted or suspended this weekend

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January 9, 2025
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Network Rail is reminding passengers that their journey may be disrupted this Sunday (12 January) due to engineering work between Gatwick Airport and East Croydon, one of the busiest stretches of line in the country.