Millions of passengers have travelled on one of Britain’s newest train fleets in their first year in service, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed. The Class 730/2 electric train fleet entered service on 9 June 2025 and has been credited with revolutionising the travel experience to/from London Euston. The fleet, built in the UK […]
Category: Electrification
World-first Severn Tunnel upgrade completed
Train services are running through the Severn Tunnel once again after Network Rail completed a pioneering £23 million upgrade designed to improve reliability on one of Britain’s most important cross-border rail routes. Over 16 days, Network Rail and its contractor ARQ (AmcoGiffen, REL and QTS) have completed a pioneering upgrade to the overhead line equipment […]
Railway reopens between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury
Train services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury have restarted after major repairs were made to damage caused by a freight train derailment. Since the low-speed freight derailment in Oxley, Wolverhampton, on Tuesday 5 May, teams have worked continuously to safely recover the freight wagon and carry out urgent repairs to damaged track and overhead power lines. […]
North West passengers thanked as Bank Holiday upgrades completed
Rail passengers across the North West have been thanked for their patience after key improvements were completed across the Bank Holiday weekend. Liverpool Lime Street reopened on Monday 4 May following a closure which began on Sunday morning. This allowed Network Rail engineering teams to replace ageing signalling infrastructure in Edge Hill with new, modern […]
Liverpool Lime Street travel advice this early May Bank Holiday
Rail passengers planning to travel to or from Liverpool during the early May Bank Holiday weekend are being advised to plan ahead when upcoming railway upgrades take place. The majority of the railway in the North West will remain open, but Liverpool Lime Street will be closed to overground services on Sunday 3 May and […]
Passengers thanked after Lancashire’s week-long power line renewals
West Coast Main Line passengers are being thanked for their patience after improvements to the overhead power systems for trains this April. Network Rail and its supply chain partners have replaced over 50km of overhead lines between Preston, Lancaster and Fylde as part of a wider £400 million programme of investment in Lancashire and across […]
Manchester Piccadilly services resume after urgent overhead wire repairs
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 […]
Manchester Piccadilly services resume after urgent overhead wire repairs
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 […]
Passengers warned to plan ahead after overhead wire damage at Manchester Piccadilly
Passengers have been warned to expect further disruption following damage to overhead wires outside Manchester Piccadilly station. Wiring above the railway on the approach to the station was damaged this morning (Thursday 16 April) at around 11.20am. This has caused significant disruption to trains travelling into and out of Piccadilly station throughout the day. Network […]