Throughout May and June, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will take another huge step in delivering faster, more frequent trains on a greener railway across the North, through a series of engineering works between Huddersfield and Leeds. From Saturday 2 May until Monday 25 May, 56 engineering trains will be deployed along this stretch of […]
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South Wales railway reopens after major track upgrade
The railway between Newport and Cardiff reopened on Monday 23 March following a week of vital track renewals to support more dependable journeys on the South Wales Main Line. More than 150 engineers and specialist teams from Network Rail, alongside contractors Colas Rail UK and AECOM, worked around the clock between 16 and 23 March […]
Major engineering work delivered at Glasgow Central during emergency closure
Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete. With Glasgow Central closed from March 8 due to the Union Street fire, teams moved quickly to plan and carry out a […]
Major engineering work delivered at Glasgow Central during emergency closure
Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete. With Glasgow Central closed from March 8 due to the Union Street fire, teams moved quickly to plan and carry out a […]
Vital upgrades will close mainline through Suffolk and Norfolk during April
Network Rail will be carrying out vital upgrades on the line between Ipswich and Norwich on some April weekends, as well as improving three level crossings for both passengers and road users. The works, which can only be done when trains aren’t running, are aimed at minimising the risk of faults that cause delays. They […]
North Devon services to be affected by late March engineering work
Network Rail will carry out essential track renewals, structural surveys and other work on railway lines in North Devon later this month. For a week between Saturday 21 and Sunday 29 March, train services will be affected between Exeter and Barnstaple, and on the Okehampton route, while vital maintenance is completed. The work is needed […]
North Devon services to be affected by late March engineering work
Network Rail will carry out essential track renewals, structural surveys and other work on railway lines in North Devon later this month. For a week between Saturday 21 and Sunday 29 March, train services will be affected between Exeter and Barnstaple, and on the Okehampton route, while vital maintenance is completed. The work is needed […]
Network Rail begins next phase of upgrades on Portsmouth Direct Line
Network Rail is continuing its major investment in the Portsmouth Direct Line and will carry out the next phase of signalling and track upgrades later this month. While this work takes place, buses will replace trains between Havant, Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour from Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April. This latest phase will see […]
Upgrades to take place between Whitland and Pembroke Dock
Buses will replace trains for one week from Monday 15 March while Network Rail carries out essential engineering work and accessibility upgrades at Tenby Station. The work will take place between 23:00 on Sunday 15 March and 05:45 on Saturday 21 March, when the railway between Whitland and Pembroke Dock will be closed, allowing engineers […]
Train services resume between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth after improvement programme
Train services are running again between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line after Network Rail spent the past nine days continuing its upgrade programme for the line. Engineers worked around the clock to strengthen the embankments between Chetnole and Maiden Newton around the Evershot Tunnel. The team cut through soil […]