A vandalised waiting room at Saxmundham station has been transformed into a welcoming community space, thanks to a £6,500 grant from Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. The refurbishment follows damage caused by vandalism and has turned the space into a bright, vibrant area celebrating local art and community spirit. The project brought together […]
Category: Stations
Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade
Passengers using the North West’s busiest railway station are being given advance notice of once-in-a-generation track and signalling upgrades taking place in February next year. Network Rail will invest £7.9 million to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station which date back to the 1980s. Teams will replace […]
Visitors to Network Rail stations help boost Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal towards £1 million target
Passengers and visitors to London’s busiest railway stations were thanked for their generosity after helping raise funds in support of the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Day appeal on Thursday 30 October (London Poppy Day), Around 3,000 armed forces personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army, and RAF, along with volunteer collectors, shook their collection […]
£3.6m investment project at Filey station is completed
Filey station has welcomed visitors to the seaside town for nearly 180 years – and will continue to do so for generations to come after its £3.6million upgrade. Network Rail has worked with partners on the refurbishment of the grade II*-listed building, which opened in 1846. The project has included repairs to the lantern roof […]
Michael Morpurgo and War Horse ‘Joey’ honoured by Great Western Railway
Joey, the star of the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse, made a rare off-stage appearance at London Paddington today as Great Western Railway (GWR) named a train after him and his creator, Michael Morpurgo. Commuters at Paddington station watched in awe as the astonishing life-sized horse, Joey – created by Handspring Puppet Company – […]
TfW to welcome Railway 200’s ‘Inspiration’ Exhibition train to Llandudno
Transport for Wales will be hosting Railway 200’s flagship exhibition train, Inspiration, at Llandudno station from 15–18 November 2025. This unique event marks Wales’ only stop on the train’s nationwide tour celebrating the 200th anniversary of the modern railway this year. Railway 200 is a national bicentenary programme that honours the railway’s rich history while […]
Shocking new CCTV footage at level crossing in Norfolk shows young person’s reckless game, with stark safety warning issued
Network Rail has released new CCTV footage showing a teenager risking everything to play a potentially deadly game at a level crossing north of Diss station. The footage, recorded earlier this month, captures the figure ignoring clear warning signage and a red light to stand in a dangerous place right next to the tracks, only […]
Birmingham stations gear up for the festive season
Birmingham’s famous German Christmas market opens this weekend, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to use the train to visit it in the build up to Christmas. The annual attraction is a firm favourite in the city’s calendar of events, drawing millions of visitors each year. Birmingham New Street – along with Birmingham Moor […]
New mural at London Waterloo celebrates 200 years of railway romance
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail launched a new mural at London Waterloo on Friday (24 October) as a lasting commemoration for Railway 200 at Britain’s largest station. ‘200 Years of Romance’ was created by artist Patricio Forrester, the founder of Artmongers, who are known for their work composing public murals. To create the […]
Capel C.S selected in Greater Anglia’s £174 million civils & building works framework
Capel C.S Ltd has announced its appointment to Greater Anglia’s new £174 million Civils and Building Works Framework, joining a select group of 17 other contractors set to deliver essential infrastructure upgrades across the East Anglia rail network. The framework, managed by Transport UK East Anglia, will see works delivered across four core lots: depots […]