Category: Stations

Boy’s dreams come true with a behind-the-scenes tour of Liverpool Street station

Teams at Network Rail Anglia have pulled out all the stops to give Austin, an eight-year-old train enthusiast from Suffolk, a day to remember at Liverpool Street station. Austin’s passion for the railway was born during lockdown in 2020, watching the trains from his back garden. As things returned to normal, the railway adventures started […]

Boy’s dreams come true with a behind-the-scenes tour of Liverpool Street station

Teams at Network Rail Anglia have pulled out all the stops to give Austin, an eight-year-old train enthusiast from Suffolk, a day to remember at Liverpool Street station. Austin’s passion for the railway was born during lockdown in 2020, watching the trains from his back garden. As things returned to normal, the railway adventures started […]

Work under way to deliver step‑free access at Thameslink’s Luton station

Network Rail has started work on a project delivering step-free access to all platforms at Thameslink’s Luton station. As part of the Government’s Access for All programme, the station is being upgraded with a new fully accessible footbridge and three lifts. Currently, only Platform 5 has step-free access. The improvements will provide an unobstructed, accessible […]

CrossCountry’s first refurbished Voyager enters service

CrossCountry has welcomed passengers onboard its first refurbished Voyager train – marking a major milestone in a £75 million investment to upgrade long‑distance travel across Britain. The train’s return to service on Tuesday 24 February follows completion of its refurbishment at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby, where the new look was recently launched to […]

Network Rail thanks passengers as ECML upgrades hit milestones

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience following several weekends of significant improvement work on the East Coast Main Line, including successful testing of digital signalling equipment. Over the past two weekends, the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has successfully completed a full programme of testing ahead of the introduction of digital in-cab signalling […]

First trains return after nine-day Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades

Network Rail and its partner Central Rail Systems Alliance overhauled large sections of track and surrounding infrastructure across six lines between 14-22 February. During the nine-day closure, engineers replaced: The newly installed infrastructure updates track which was last replaced in the late 1980s. Impressive time-lapse footage released today (23 February) shows the sheer scale of […]

Rare glimpse inside station’s clocktower as restoration ticks along

Network Rail’s ongoing transformation of Scarborough station has allowed this rare view inside the grade II-listed building’s clocktower. The £14 million upgrade includes a new roof, drainage systems, restored stonework and refurbished waiting room and ticket office. A Railway Heritage Trust grant of £203,000 has allowed for the restoration of the clocktower as an additional […]

ORR authorises Northumberland Park Station on the Northumberland Line

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised Northumberland Park Station in North Tyneside, the fifth of six stations to open as part of the Northumberland Line project. Northumberland Park is set to open on Sunday 22 February. Bedlington Station, the final station on the line, is expected to be authorised and open in March 2026. The Northumberland Line project has reintroduced passenger rail services between […]