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M6 railway bridge set to be replaced with railway and motorway closures planned

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January 10, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that next year, it will be replacing Clifton bridge, near Penrith in Cumbria.

Britain’s railway town goes digital

Simon Walton
January 7, 2025
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The digital dawning at Crewe means the end of service for some venerable icons of the railway network. The inexorable march of digital technology has…

Britain’s railway town goes digital

Simon Walton
January 7, 2025
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The digital dawning at Crewe means the end of service for some venerable icons of the railway network. The inexorable march of digital technology has…

VIDEO: Network Rail completes “trickily tight” Hertfordshire tunnel track upgrade

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January 7, 2025
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Network Rail engineers have finished renewing track through a narrow Victorian railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line.

Christmas Engineering Works bring faster services to North-West routes

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January 7, 2025
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£20m of railway projects completed over the festive season set to speed up services

Snow pierces British railways

Simon Walton
January 6, 2025
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A new year. An old problem. The British weather delivered as promised and made the first weekend on the UK rail network a trail by…

Services continue to be disrupted on West Coast Main Line in Warwickshire

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December 20, 2024
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Train services on the West Coast Main Line are continuing to be disrupted because of damage to overhead line equipment at Polesworth.

Scotland: freight truck in near disaster

Simon Walton
December 16, 2024
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On unlucky Friday, Scotland dodged a tragedy. It could have been a horrific replay of a deadly accident recalled from more than twenty years ago.…

London Euston station to bring back live travel information display

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December 10, 2024
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London Euston is to restore its display of travel information on the station’s large screen, after passengers indicated that they preferred information to advertisements.

Emergency Storm Darragh repair work means train cancellations

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December 9, 2024
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Network Rail says ongoing emergency repair work to the overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line after Storm Darragh is causing disruption. In…