Passengers are being reminded that the reconstruction of a Sheffield bridge deck will affect some journeys in the area this weekend (7-8 November). The life-expired steel structure, which carries the railway over the River Sheaf at Beauchief, needs to be replaced for the continued safe running of the railway. The core work will see the […]
Category: Structures
Major East Coast Main Line improvements in North Yorkshire start this weekend
Passengers are being reminded that a major programme of railway improvements on the East Coast Main Line is taking place over the next two weekends (24-25 October and 31 October-1 November). The project means changes to some passenger journeys, with buses replacing trains between Doncaster/Leeds and Darlington on over both weekends. Engineers will carry out […]
Major East Coast Main Line improvements in North Yorkshire start this weekend
Passengers are being reminded that a major programme of railway improvements on the East Coast Main Line is taking place over the next two weekends (24-25 October and 31 October-1 November). The project means changes to some passenger journeys, with buses replacing trains between Doncaster/Leeds and Darlington on over both weekends. Engineers will carry out […]
Improvements planned for Argyle Line and Glasgow Central Low Level
Network Rail engineers will carry out essential work across Glasgow’s Argyle line and Central Low Level station over two weekends later this month to help keep trains running reliably. Work will take place on 24 and 25 October and again on 31 October and 1 November. Engineers will repair parts of the concrete foundation that […]
Investment to boost reliability at Goole Swing Bridge
Network Rail is investing £200,000 to renew key equipment at Goole Swing Bridge and keep trains running safely and reliably over the River Ouse. Passengers are advised that the project will mean buses replace trains between Doncaster and Hull on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October. Network Rail teams will replace power cables and renew […]
Roof refurbishment brings brighter journeys to Britain’s busiest station
At the start of Customer Service Week, GBR Anglia is announcing the completion of a major two-year project at London Liverpool Street which is bringing brighter journeys to passengers. On the Victorian trainshed over platforms 1-10, engineers have finished replacing old, discoloured and lichen-covered glazing panels spanning an area of 11,000m², the equivalent of 8.8 […]
Roof refurbishment brings brighter journeys to Britain’s busiest station
At the start of Customer Service Week, GBR Anglia is announcing the completion of a major two-year project at London Liverpool Street which is bringing brighter journeys to passengers. On the Victorian trainshed over platforms 1-10, engineers have finished replacing old, discoloured and lichen-covered glazing panels spanning an area of 11,000m², the equivalent of 8.8 […]
HS2 completes 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct
Engineers working on the HS2 project have put the finishing touches to a major viaduct that will carry high-speed trains across a floodplain of the River Great Ouse near Brackley. Set low in the landscape to the east of the town, the 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct was built using an unusual ‘double composite’ approach inspired by […]
HS2 completes 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct
Engineers working on the HS2 project have put the finishing touches to a major viaduct that will carry high-speed trains across a floodplain of the River Great Ouse near Brackley. Set low in the landscape to the east of the town, the 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct was built using an unusual ‘double composite’ approach inspired by […]
Network Rail releases footage from Buxton tunnel track upgrade
Videos have been released of a major project in Derbyshire to upgrade lines inside a 400-metre-long Victorian railway tunnel. On Monday 28 September, the Buxton line reopened to passengers after a weekend rail closure between New Mills Newtown and Buxton. During the closure, Network Rail and its contractor Central Rail Systems Alliance carried out £1.1m […]