Huge concrete components which will form a new £20m railway bridge and roundabout in Stockport are now travelling over the Irish sea ready for the project’s main construction phase in just 4 days’ time. Network Rail and engineers from its contractor Murphy are gearing up for a meticulously planned three-week window during which Greek Street […]
Category: Structures
Stannah Lifts enhances accessibility at Shortlands railway station
Shortlands Station becomes the latest station in South East London to benefit from accessibility upgrades with the installation of three new passenger lifts from Stannah. The project focused on installing new passenger lifts to network specifications, enabling seamless access from the station entrance to each platform, as part of a wider project and ongoing effort […]
Buses to replace trains between Barnes and Kew Bridge while engineers make vital improvements to Barnes Bridge
South Western Railway passengers on the Hounslow Loop should be aware that buses replace trains between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed between 23 and 31 August while we complete vital strengthening works on Barnes Bridge. Over the course of the closure, the middle girders, which support smaller beams on the bridge, will be […]
Essential safety upgrades for Longport footbridge this summer
Passengers and pedestrians using Longport station in Stoke-on-Trent are being reminded of major improvements to the station’s footbridge this summer. Network Rail is investing £1.4 million to upgrade the structure and staircases making them safer and more reliable for station users. It means that from Monday 4 August to Friday 10 October* the bridge will […]
Opening event celebrates Derbyshire station accessibility scheme’s successful completion
The completion of Alfreton station’s £6.75 million accessibility upgrade was celebrated with an official opening event today (Wednesday 23 July). The project was funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All scheme and delivered by Network Rail’s East Midlands route. It has involved building two lifts, fully refurbishing the footbridge, adding a new ramp […]
Diversion route and shuttle buses in place as railway bridge work takes place in Wiltshire
Network Rail has today begun work to improve reliability on a railway bridge in Limpley Stoke, which will affect local traffic and buses. Repairs will take place to the bridge over Winsley Hill which carries the railway from Bath to Bradford-on-Avon. The work, from Monday 21 July to Sunday 31 August, is needed to ensure […]
Essential improvement work to close railway between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, and Bexhill this Autumn
Passengers travelling between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and between Bexhill and Hastings are advised to plan ahead as a major programme of improvement work takes place between Saturday 25 October and Sunday 2 November 2025. Buses will replace Southeastern trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and Southern trains between Bexhill and Hastings for all nine […]
London Waterloo roof upgrade approaches halfway point as station celebrates 177th birthday
London Waterloo celebrated its 177th birthday on Friday 11 July, as work to upgrade the roof for the next few decades approaches the halfway mark. So far, 10 of the 25 station concourse bays have been completed with work ongoing on four of them. Work has also commenced on six of the nine porte cochere […]
Celebrating a decade of World Heritage status for the Forth Bridge
This weekend will mark 10 years since one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Forth Bridge, was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bridge became Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. It joined Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, the Antonine Wall, and […]
Celebrating a decade of World Heritage status for the Forth Bridge
This weekend will mark 10 years since one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Forth Bridge, was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bridge became Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. It joined Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, the Antonine Wall, and […]