Network Rail and its partner Central Rail Systems Alliance overhauled large sections of track and surrounding infrastructure across six lines between 14-22 February. During the nine-day closure, engineers replaced: The newly installed infrastructure updates track which was last replaced in the late 1980s. Impressive time-lapse footage released today (23 February) shows the sheer scale of […]
Category: Infrastructure
Embankment works due as part of Dorset railway upgrades
Buses will be replacing trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line between 28 February and 8 March. During this time, Network Rail engineers will be working to strengthen the embankments between Chetnole and Maiden Newton around the Evershot Tunnel. To do this, the team will be cutting through soil […]