Starting tomorrow, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and Petersfield. Starting tomorrow, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and […]
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Passengers advised to check before travelling as bridge work in Frome reaches key phase
Passengers are reminded to check their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s work that affects trains to Frome, Somerset, next weekend. Portway railway bridge, which is located just north of Frome station and carries the railway over the A362, is undergoing extensive refurbishment and the work means no trains will call at Frome on Saturday 1 […]
Translink hosts Global Level Crossing Network in Northern Ireland
Translink Infrastructure and Projects Division hosted the 34th Global Level Crossing Network Meeting in Northern Ireland on the 16th & 17th October. A meeting to discuss advances in level crossing safety and technology involved delegates from a variety of countries including the UK and Ireland, Croatia, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and France, with others […]
EWR and Historic England welcome heritage protection for bronze age cemetery
An ancient burial ground at Money Hill in Cambridgeshire has been given heritage protection as a scheduled monument by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has been working alongside Historic England to fully explore and understand this site to ensure that this […]
Over 1.5 million ‘pay as you go’ rail journeys in Wales
Over 1.5 million pay as you go rail journeys have now been made on Transport for Wales (TfW) routes in South Wales. The tap on, tap off technology was launched in November 2024 and has become Transport for Wales’ fastest selling rail product. TfW became the first train operator outside of London and the South […]
Rail Accident Investigation Branch marks two decades improving railway safety
Railway and tramway passengers and workers have benefited from safer journeys and working environments following two decades of independent safety investigations by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). Since becoming operational on 17th October 2005, RAIB has deployed investigators 777 times across Britain’s railway network. The organisation’s 427 published reports have generated 1,891 safety recommendations […]
Network Rail to renew junction near Reading station and carry out upgrade works between Staines and Windsor
Passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey will face changes to their journeys during October half-term, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while Network Rail carries out major upgrades on the lines between Wokingham and Reading as well as between Staines and Windsor with buses replacing trains during the work. Details of the work […]
New railway timepiece marks new beginning for Britain’s railway and celebrates 200 years of trains
Today, Network Rail and partners across the Government and railway industry marked the launch of the railway’s first national clock design for over 50 years*, at London Bridge station. The London timepiece by WPP brand design agency Design Bridge and Partners was the winning entry in an international design competition run in a partnership between […]
Salford Crescent’s £21m upgrades for passengers now 75% complete
Passengers are another step closer to benefiting from the multi-million-pound overhaul of Salford Crescent station to improve journeys from next year. Throughout 2025, Network Rail and its contractor partner Kier Construction have been building a third platform with stair and lift access from the ticket hall. In recent weeks new platform canopies and staircases have […]
Passengers reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this half-term as railway closes between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill for essential improvement work
Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings. Passengers travelling between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and between Bexhill and Hastings are advised to plan ahead as a major programme of improvement work takes place […]