Network Rail is advising passengers traveling between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday to plan their journeys either side of the long weekend while essential upgrades take place on the West Coast Main Line. No trains will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central on Saturday 19 April, Sunday 20 April, […]
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Greater Anglia customers reminded to check before travelling over Easter due to engineering works
There are planned essential engineering works and upgrades taking place on parts of the Greater Anglia rail network over the Easter period. While much of the rail network will be open this easter, passengers are reminded to check before they travel so they are aware of timetable changes linked to the bank holidays and engineering […]
Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of major Easter weekend rail upgrades
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Between Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April, Network Rail will be delivering a suite of upgrades to improve the reliability of the railway for passengers and freight services. The renewal of switches […]
Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Rail passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over Easter as Network Rail delivers an £86m investment programme consisting of more than 300 upgrade projects across the country. Across the Wessex route, train services along the south coast in Hampshire, notably between Southampton and Portsmouth, will be amended between 12 and 20 […]
Telent Secures First CP7 Telecoms-Only Framework to Enhance Rail Reliability in Western and Wales
As part of Network Rail’s five-year planning and funding cycle, Control Period 7 (CP7), Telent has been appointed to deliver a telecoms renewal programme throughout the Wales and Western Region, which spans London to Penzance, Bristol, the Cotswolds and the whole of Wales. This first telecoms-only framework to be awarded in CP7, will see Telent, […]
Metro workers star on film to showcase the new trains
Metro workers are starring in a series of short films to help customers get to know the new Metro trains. The films, which are being screened on the Tyne and Wear Metro’s social media channels, show members of the Metro fleet project team explaining the many modern features on board the new trains – which […]
AmcoGiffen Unveils Innovative Academy for Temporary Works Coordinators
AmcoGiffen is proud to unveil its innovative Temporary Works Coordinators Academy, a significant step forward in its commitment to enhancing safety and excellence in Temporary Works Management, recognised as one of the most critical high-risk activities. The Academy is designed to instil best practices, mitigate risk behaviours, and foster a culture of collaboration among its […]
Amey celebrates the graduation of its first Rail Engineering degree apprentices
Amey celebrates the graduation of the first cohort of students from its pioneering Rail Engineering degree apprenticeship scheme, marking a major milestone in the company’s commitment to developing the next generation of highly skilled engineers. Launched in 2020, as a first-of-its-kind engineering degree programme in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, the course offered aspiring rail […]
Early May Bank Holiday Weekend: Buses replace trains in the Basingstoke area while Network Rail carry out vital track improvements
Buses will replace trains in the Basingstoke area over the early May Bank Holiday Weekend (Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May) while Network Rail complete essential track improvements. Over the two-day closure, Network Rail’s engineers will be replacing the track that runs through Platform 4 at Basingstoke station as well as between Fleet and Farnborough […]
Great Western Railway and Network Rail bring Control under single leadership team
Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail are joining forces by bringing their Control functions together in a single, joint team to bolster collaborative working and service delivery. The move to bring track and train closer together builds on the organisations’ collaborative working and formal alliance agreement originally signed in 2016 – it is designed […]