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 […]
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Ashton tram line to see track replacement work this weekend
Transport for Greater Manchester is reminding passengers that essential track replacement work is taking place on the Ashton tram line this weekend. No trams will run between Etihad Campus and Ashton-under-Lyne on Saturday 25 and 26 April. Replacement buses will call at stops between Piccadilly Gardens and Ashton-under-Lyne to help customers continue their journey. However, […]
NRL wins eight-year hand grinding contract for Network Rail
Maintenance specialists NRL have secured a new five-year contract with Network Rail, with extensions allowing it to reach eight years, to deliver its hand grinding services that will see the business reach 30 years of continued service by 2034. Initially commencing work on the contract to assist Network Rail’s S&C grinding fleet in 2004, NRL’s […]
Business as usual for most passengers and freight during May bank holidays
The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be business as usual for passengers travelling during the May bank holidays, despite planned engineering work. However, passengers are being asked to check before they travel on some routes, as Network Rail teams are preparing to deliver £140.5 million of investment across 568 projects during these windows, […]
Euston station fully reopens after six days of major railway upgrades
The West Coast Main Line has reopened to passengers after six days of major railway improvements between Milton Keynes and London Euston. On Thursday 9 April, trains started running again after multiple projects to upgrade stations, tracks, signalling systems, overhead power lines and bridges took place, representing an ongoing investment of £46.7 million. The journey-improving […]
Weekend of significant upgrades will include milestone in station footbridge project
A modern footbridge designed to last 120 years opened on Thursday 9 April at Harlington station to improve safety and long-term reliability. The old footbridge will be removed during a busy programme of improvement work affecting passenger services between Bedford and Harpenden on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April. Improvement work will also be taking […]
More comfortable journeys for Ely passengers
Passengers travelling through Ely this spring will soon benefit from smoother journeys as essential weekend engineering work to improve reliability takes place on one of the busiest parts of the region’s rail network. From Saturday 25 April, engineers will renew almost 1,000 yards of track, replace six sets of points (the movable sections of track […]
Footage released of major North West railway upgrades this Easter
Drone and trackside footage has been released showing multi-million-pound projects which took place over the Easter weekend to improve rail journeys across the North West. On Monday 6 April, the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Oxenholme reopened to passengers after being closed on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April for some of the […]
East Suffolk line improvements continue in late May
Investment in improving the East Suffolk line will continue this May with extensive renewals of ageing assets and vital maintenance to keep train services running reliably and safely across Suffolk. The engineering work is part of a wider programme to repair, replace and renewal old track and signalling, to keep train services running reliably and […]
Essential track renewal work to begin at Swinton
The railway either side of Swinton station in Rotherham is being renewed to maintain the safe and reliable running of train services. Essential work will be carried out from Saturday 4 April, including nearly half a kilometre of track renewal within the 1km worksite. This project involves replacing old sections of track and installing new […]