The midway point has been reached on a run of four weekends’ improvement work on the East Coast Main Line, with strong progress made so far and important digital signalling tests to come. To date there has been track renewal at Finsbury Park, St Neots and Sandy and Offord, renewal of switches and crossings (also […]
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Severe disruption prompts ‘Do Not Travel’ advice in South-East England
Passengers across south-east England have been advised not to travel this morning after multiple incidents caused widespread disruption to rail services operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). Train operators Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express issued warnings of severe delays and cancellations following a train derailment at Selhurst Depot in south-east London and a separate signalling […]
Major Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades due in two weeks
Beginning on Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February) teams from Network Rail and the Central Rail Systems Alliance will be overhauling tracks, points and signalling systems across six lines serving the North West’s busiest railway station. The work, which covers nearly a kilometre of the railway, will impact on passengers travelling into Manchester and across the […]
Major Manchester Piccadilly track upgrades due in two weeks
Beginning on Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February) teams from Network Rail and the Central Rail Systems Alliance will be overhauling tracks, points and signalling systems across six lines serving the North West’s busiest railway station. The work, which covers nearly a kilometre of the railway, will impact on passengers travelling into Manchester and across the […]
East Coast Main Line passengers advised of major upgrades coming in March
Major improvement work on the East Coast Main Line will affect passenger services across four weekends in March. A range of railway upgrades are planned for various sites between York and Newcastle from Saturday 7 March to Sunday 29 March. There will also be digital signalling testing on the southern part of the line in […]
Engineering work to progress East Coast Digital Programme will impact travel
Trains between London and Peterborough/King’s Lynn will be affected over the next four weekends by engineering work including further progress on digital signalling, passengers are reminded. The improvement work from this Saturday (31 January) will deliver a range of benefits – including engineering and testing under the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), which […]
New combined railway control centre brings improvements for WCML passengers
Millions of passengers who travel on the West Coast Main Line each week are set to benefit from a new behind-the-scenes collaboration at a railway control centre in Warwickshire. Under the arrangement, London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has brought in dozens of new staff to work alongside Network Rail (NR) control teams at the dedicated Rail […]
Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain’s busiest routes
Over the Christmas and New Year period, Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. The work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future. Matt Kent, […]
Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain’s busiest routes
Over the Christmas and New Year period, Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. The work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future. Matt Kent, […]
Service changes planned in south west London for engineering works in the Kingston area
Passengers travelling in the Kingston area of south west London are being advised to plan ahead next month as essential Network Rail engineering work will mean changes to train services between Saturday 14 February and Tuesday 17 February. During this period, buses will replace trains between New Malden and Twickenham. Over the weekend, buses also […]