Passengers are being advised to plan ahead of the August bank holiday weekend as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect rail services between Birmingham New Street, Derby, and Nuneaton. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, there will be major changes to CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway […]
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August bank holiday engineering work to affect CrossCountry services
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead of the August bank holiday weekend as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect rail services between Birmingham New Street, Derby, and Nuneaton. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, there will be major changes to CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway […]
August bank holiday engineering work to affect CrossCountry services
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead of the August bank holiday weekend as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect rail services between Birmingham New Street, Derby, and Nuneaton. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, there will be major changes to CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway […]
TRU’s Baker Viaduct crosses the River Calder in Ravensthorpe
The newly built Baker Viaduct in Ravensthorpe now spans the River Calder with the penultimate pair of beams installed yesterday (July 29), connecting the structural steelwork either side of the water. The 350-metre-long, 2,400-tonne viaduct now spans two waterways after crossing the historic Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal last year, and forms a pivotal part […]
Work to start on vital replacement of four east London railway bridges
A project to replace bridges carrying London Overground trains over roads in the Forest Gate area will begin later this summer. Network Rail will be replacing the following bridges: The old bridges are monitored closely to check they are safe, but they are 130 years old and need to be replaced to avoid unplanned disruption […]
HS2’s Burton Green tunnel structurally complete
HS2 engineers have installed the final roof segment on the 700-metre-long Burton Green tunnel – illustrating the progress being made on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway. The 16-metre-wide twin-box-shaped tunnel will carry high-speed trains beneath the village of Burton Green, near Kenilworth. The internal wall separates trains travelling north to Birmingham, Manchester […]
Viaduct upgrades get under way at Dunblane
Network Rail Scotland has begun a £1.3 million project to upgrade a key railway bridge in Dunblane, helping to keep services running safely and reliably for years to come. Engineers began the 27-week programme of work on Barbush Viaduct over Allan Water on 6 July. The upgrade will strengthen the structure and protect it from […]
HS2 engineers assemble 1.5-mile pre-cast tunnel
The construction of one of the longest ‘cut and cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project took a major step forward this week with the last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments lifted into position at the site near Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire. Set to stretch for one-and-a-half miles (2.5km), the ‘green tunnel’ is being built inside […]
Essential railway upgrades to take place between Newport and Shrewsbury
On the weekend of Saturday 11 July Network Rail will carry out essential engineering work to improve the safety and reliability of the railway between Newport and Shrewsbury. The work will take place from 00:45 on Saturday 11 July until 05:00 on Monday 13 July, when all railway lines between Newport and Shrewsbury will be […]
Accessibility upgrades progress at Tenby station
Tenby railway station is moving another step closer to becoming fully accessible for the first time, as Network Rail prepares to install sections of a new pedestrian bridge as part of a major accessibility upgrade. Funded by the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme, the project will provide step-free access to both platforms, making […]