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Passenger trains to return to Oxfordshire branch line as funding announced

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October 24, 2025
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Funding for the much-anticipated return of the trains to the Cowley Branch Line has been confirmed today. Oxford passengers will benefit from the reopening of…

Scotland’s Stevenston level crossing to close for November weekend for upgrade work

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October 23, 2025
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Network Rail is advising passengers that Stevenston level crossing in North Ayrshire will close for the weekend 8-10 November while it carries out work to upgrade the crossing’s road barriers.

Buses to replace Birmingham – Coventry trains

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October 23, 2025
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Network Rail is reminding passengers of upcoming work this weekend that will mean changes to trains between Birmingham and Coventry. Track renewal work will take…

West Yorkshire road set for nine month closure due to Network Rail work

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October 22, 2025
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Starting next week, part of Calder Road will be closed until Summer 2026 whilst Network Rail completes work. Thornhill Road / Fall Lane has been…

Disaster within moments on East Coast Main Line

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October 22, 2025
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British infrastructure agency Network Rail is playing down a potential disaster yesterday (Tuesday, 21 October). The terrifying possibility of a freight train at full speed…

East Suffolk line to close for 9 days

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October 21, 2025
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9-day closure of the Mid Suffolk Line begins this Saturday

Network Rail work in Berkshire and Surrey to disrupt half-term services

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October 19, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey that there will be changes to their journeys during the October half-term holiday, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while it carries out upgrade work on the lines between Wo…

Watch: First electric train test run on East Kilbride line

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October 17, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that an electric train has run on the East Kilbride line for the first time ever, having completed a successful test journey from Glasgow.

Watch: First electric train test run on East Kilbride line

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October 17, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that an electric train has run on the East Kilbride line for the first time ever, having completed a successful test journey from Glasgow.

New clock at London Bridge station marks new start for Britain’s railway and celebrates rail bicentenary

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October 16, 2025
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Today (Thursday 16 October), Network Rail and others from government and the railway industry launched the railway’s first national clock design for over fifty years, unveiling a 1.8-metre timepiece at London Bridge station.