Engineers are set to carry out £9 million of upgrades and repairs on the Kyle line and at Inverness station later this year, with the railway closing between Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh for three weeks. The route, which links communities across the Highlands and attracts thousands of visitors each year, will shut to allow […]
Category: Stations
Kier to deliver major accessibility upgrade programme across six Greater Manchester stations
Kier, a leading UK infrastructure services, construction, and property group, has been awarded a contract to deliver major accessibility improvements at six railway stations in Greater Manchester. Passengers using Flowery Field, Newton-for-Hyde, Levenshulme, Davenport, Woodsmoor, and Bredbury stations will benefit from the investment, with Kier appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to deliver the […]
Kier to deliver major accessibility upgrade programme across six Greater Manchester stations
Kier, a leading UK infrastructure services, construction, and property group, has been awarded a contract to deliver major accessibility improvements at six railway stations in Greater Manchester. Passengers using Flowery Field, Newton-for-Hyde, Levenshulme, Davenport, Woodsmoor, and Bredbury stations will benefit from the investment, with Kier appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to deliver the […]
Kier to deliver major accessibility upgrade programme across six Greater Manchester stations
Kier, a leading UK infrastructure services, construction, and property group, has been awarded a contract to deliver major accessibility improvements at six railway stations in Greater Manchester. Passengers using Flowery Field, Newton-for-Hyde, Levenshulme, Davenport, Woodsmoor, and Bredbury stations will benefit from the investment, with Kier appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to deliver the […]
ORR authorises new Balgray station ahead of opening
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised the new Balgray station in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, clearing the way for it to open to passengers on Sunday 27 September. The new station is on the Neilston line between Neilston and Patterton and will serve the community around Barrhead. It will improve […]
East Coast digital milestone signals a new era
Digital in-cab signalling has been used by passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line for the first time. The 08.05 Great Northern service to Moorgate on Monday 31 August was the first passenger train to use the new system on the main line as it was signalled out of Welwyn Garden City station. It’s […]
East Coast digital milestone signals a new era
Digital in-cab signalling has been used by passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line for the first time. The 08.05 Great Northern service to Moorgate on Monday 31 August was the first passenger train to use the new system on the main line as it was signalled out of Welwyn Garden City station. It’s […]
More Than a Third of UK Train Stations Found to Lack Disability Provisions in Recent Investigation
An investigation by leading women’s charity, Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), into safety standards at UK train stations has revealed widespread gaps in disability provision. The results of the new investigation are based on surveys undertaken by Soroptimists – the charity’s members – across 373 stations and 985 platforms throughout the UK. Although […]
New station entrance to open at Temple Meads, transforming access to the railway and creating a new gateway to Bristol
The new eastern entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open from 4pm on Monday 7 September, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Britain’s busiest and most historic railway stations. Delivered by Network Rail in partnership with the Bristol Temple Quarter partners, the new entrance provides direct access between Bristol Temple Meads […]
Special ‘Sunflower Train’ brings communities together along the Severn Beach line
Community groups, rail industry partners, local volunteers and passengers shared a unique journey this morning (Friday 28 August) on board a special ‘Sunflower Train’ celebrating connection, creativity, and community along the Severn Beach line in Bristol. The event, led by Network Rail in partnership with Great Western Railway (GWR), Siemens, Severnside Community Rail Partnership and […]