North of England freight route rebuild will heavily impact road traffic

Network Rail, the national infrastructure agency for Great Britain, plans to replace the Castleton Bridge this Autumn. That is earlier than usual notice, but this engineering work in the northwest of England could be a huge imposition on the transport infrastructure of the entire region. Network Rail is investing more than twenty million pounds (over…

Hope Valley railway line set for nine day closure

The Hope Valley Line will close for nine days next week, to enable the completion of the long awaited Hope Valley Upgrade Project.