A £1.5 million investment will renew nearly 1.2km of track near Snelland, Lincolnshire to deliver smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers travelling between Lincoln and Cleethorpes. Passengers are advised that the work means buses will replace trains between Cleethorpes and Lincoln/Barton-on-Humber on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October. Snelland level crossing, on Station Road, will […]
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16 days of TRU improvement works completed in Huddersfield
Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Huddersfield have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North. Work took place between Saturday 19 September and Sunday 4 October, during which engineers worked around the clock to […]
Major 26-day tunnel upgrades get underway in Liverpool this weekend
With less than a week until £3.5m of upgrades to tunnels on the Merseyrail network, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a 26-day railway closure. From Sunday 11 October, Network Rail will waterproof and strengthen four underground tunnels on the Northern line to secure future rail journeys for years to come. […]
HS2 completes 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct
Engineers working on the HS2 project have put the finishing touches to a major viaduct that will carry high-speed trains across a floodplain of the River Great Ouse near Brackley. Set low in the landscape to the east of the town, the 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct was built using an unusual ‘double composite’ approach inspired by […]
HS2 completes 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct
Engineers working on the HS2 project have put the finishing touches to a major viaduct that will carry high-speed trains across a floodplain of the River Great Ouse near Brackley. Set low in the landscape to the east of the town, the 320-metre-long Westbury viaduct was built using an unusual ‘double composite’ approach inspired by […]
HS2 completes massive M42 bridge lifts during weekend closure
HS2 engineers have lifted the last of six enormous viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway. The complex multi-stage operation at the Water Orton viaduct site was completed in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 21 September), with the […]
HS2 completes massive M42 bridge lifts during weekend closure
HS2 engineers have lifted the last of six enormous viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway. The complex multi-stage operation at the Water Orton viaduct site was completed in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 21 September), with the […]
Customers reminded to plan ahead as major TRU improvement works begin this week
From Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will deliver transformative upgrade work in the Huddersfield area. Services will be impacted throughout this period. Engineers will be working around the clock to deliver: The improvements set for this stretch of railway form a key part of the wider TRU programme, which is […]
Customers reminded to plan ahead as major TRU improvement works begin this week
From Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will deliver transformative upgrade work in the Huddersfield area. Services will be impacted throughout this period. Engineers will be working around the clock to deliver: The improvements set for this stretch of railway form a key part of the wider TRU programme, which is […]
Customers reminded to plan ahead as major TRU improvement works begin this week
From Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will deliver transformative upgrade work in the Huddersfield area. Services will be impacted throughout this period. Engineers will be working around the clock to deliver: The improvements set for this stretch of railway form a key part of the wider TRU programme, which is […]