Trains are running through to Portsmouth Harbour again after Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) completed their latest phase of upgrade work on the Portsmouth Direct Line. Between Monday 25 and Friday 29 May, engineers continued work to improve the resilience of infrastructure on the south coast while also progressing the next stage of […]
Category: Structures
HS2 to hit milestone as viaducts installed over busy motorways
HS2’s complex civil engineering programme will shift up a gear this summer, as it prepares to deliver its biggest programme of work yet over the motorway network. The construction schedule, which starts in June, will see three huge structures built over busy sections of the M42 and M6 in the West Midlands. In one operation, […]
HS2 celebrates completion of tallest bridge ahead of complex launch operation
HS2 engineers have finished building Curzon 2 – the tallest bridge on the new high-speed network – and final checks are underway ahead of its launch over the Cross City railway line, just outside Birmingham city centre. The engineering feat marks another huge milestone for the high-speed rail project and shows the significant progress being […]
Sliding bridge engineering work will affect services this weekend
Improvement work at Keadby sliding railway bridge will mean changes to journeys between Doncaster and Cleethorpes this weekend (16-17 May). The unique structure – connecting South Yorkshire with Scunthorpe and the Lincolnshire coast – is on one of the UK’s busiest freight routes. Network Rail will be installing a new track system and undertaking upgrades […]
£20 million railway upgrade to close Charing Cross and Waterloo East for 22 days
London Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will close for 22 days this summer to allow the South Eastern Railway to deliver a £20 million programme of essential railway upgrades. The closure will run from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August 2026, plus some weekends either side, and will allow railway engineers to replace […]
Severn Tunnel upgrade to transform key rail link between South Wales and England
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as Network Rail carries out major upgrade in the Severn Tunnel and Bristol area, with replacement buses and diversionary routes in place to keep people moving from late May to early June. The project will see Network Rail, and contractors ARQ, complete the transformation of the Severn Tunnel’s […]
New footbridge at Hither Green station is step towards an accessible future
A major milestone towards improving the accessibility of Hither Green station for Southeastern passengers has been achieved. Major progress was made at Hither Green station over the early May bank holiday weekend as part of the Access for All programme. A new footbridge linking all platforms to the new station entrances at Fernbrook Road and […]
HS2 works to close Cross City line for three days
The Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley will close for three days in May while a HS2 viaduct is installed near the new Curzon Street station. The closure will mean no trains will run between Lichfield and Birmingham on the north side of the Cross City line between Friday 29 […]
HS2 to start work on new improved Saltley Viaduct
HS2 engineers are ready to start a major construction programme in Saltley, two miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, to facilitate the arrival of new high-speed rail services. Saltley Viaduct, which spans a 183-metre section of the B4114, will close to vehicles and pedestrians on 10th May 2026, ahead of a four-stage demolition programme. It […]
Major East Coast improvement work scheduled for May bank holiday weekends
Passengers are reminded that a package of major improvement work is taking place on the East Coast Main Line in May, supporting a more reliable and resilient railway. The programme of engineering work will affect services during the bank holiday weekends of 2-4 May (May Day) and 23-25 May (Spring Bank), when fewer passengers typically […]