Rail passengers planning to travel to or from Liverpool during the early May Bank Holiday weekend are being advised to plan ahead when upcoming railway upgrades take place. The majority of the railway in the North West will remain open, but Liverpool Lime Street will be closed to overground services on Sunday 3 May and […]
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Business as usual for most passengers and freight during May bank holidays
The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be business as usual for passengers travelling during the May bank holidays, despite planned engineering work. However, passengers are being asked to check before they travel on some routes, as Network Rail teams are preparing to deliver £140.5 million of investment across 568 projects during these windows, […]
Euston station fully reopens after six days of major railway upgrades
The West Coast Main Line has reopened to passengers after six days of major railway improvements between Milton Keynes and London Euston. On Thursday 9 April, trains started running again after multiple projects to upgrade stations, tracks, signalling systems, overhead power lines and bridges took place, representing an ongoing investment of £46.7 million. The journey-improving […]
Footage released of major North West railway upgrades this Easter
Drone and trackside footage has been released showing multi-million-pound projects which took place over the Easter weekend to improve rail journeys across the North West. On Monday 6 April, the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Oxenholme reopened to passengers after being closed on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April for some of the […]
East Suffolk line improvements continue in late May
Investment in improving the East Suffolk line will continue this May with extensive renewals of ageing assets and vital maintenance to keep train services running reliably and safely across Suffolk. The engineering work is part of a wider programme to repair, replace and renewal old track and signalling, to keep train services running reliably and […]
Step forward taken in quantum navigation technology for rail
Britain’s railway has taken a major step in the development of quantum navigation technologies, with new systems designed to measure train position with extreme precision now being advanced for the national rail network. Quantum inertial navigation uses ultra-sensitive sensors capable of detecting minute changes in motion and rotation. Unlike satellite-based navigation systems such as GPS, […]
AtkinsRéalis secures £98 million contract to modernise rail signalling across Wessex
AtkinsRéalis has been awarded a £98.5m contract by Network Rail to upgrade signalling and telecommunications infrastructure in Wessex, southern Britain, through the Havant Relock & Re-control project. The three-year programme will be delivered by a Network Rail and AtkinsRéalis integrated project team, covering 43 kilometres of railway near Portsmouth spanning 11 stations, 10 interlockings, four […]
Midway milestone reached in extensive railway upgrade programme
Passengers have been thanked for their patience at the midway point of an extensive programme of East Coast Main Line improvements. A range of upgrades are taking place between York and Newcastle over four weekends this month, and Sunday 15 March also included important digital signalling testing carried out in Hertfordshire. Over the next two […]
Signalling overhaul nears completion, affecting services on the Leeds–Knaresborough route
An important milestone in a signalling upgrade project will affect passenger services between Leeds and Knaresborough on Sunday 22 March. Network Rail is carrying out improvement work between Horsforth station and Armley Junction from 19 January to 30 March. This involves replacing life-expired signal control cases, track circuit equipment and signals to improve the reliability […]
Network Rail begins next phase of upgrades on Portsmouth Direct Line
Network Rail is continuing its major investment in the Portsmouth Direct Line and will carry out the next phase of signalling and track upgrades later this month. While this work takes place, buses will replace trains between Havant, Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour from Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April. This latest phase will see […]