Southern and Thameslink passengers at one of south London’s most important interchange stations can once again enjoy step-free access between platforms and the station concourse now Network Rail has finished replacing unreliable 24-year-old lifts. Lifts at Sutton station are essential for wheelchair users, elderly people, parents with children in buggies and others with heavy luggage. […]
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Scotland’s Railway invests £7.7m in new technology to tackle leaves on the track
Scotland’s Railway is investing £7.7m to upgrade the braking systems on more than 70 ScotRail trains, aiming to improve safety and performance during the challenging autumn season. Leaves on the tracks is the railway’s equivalent of black ice on the road. It creates a thin, slippery layer that can make it harder for trains to […]
Later services on the Cambrian Line to continue through winter following local feedback
After engagement with local communities, evening train services on the Cambrian Line are intended to remain in operation after the December timetable change. The following late evening services are planned to still be part of the timetable after this year’s changes: Monday to Saturday These services were due to be removed during the upcoming winter […]
£70million upgrades complete at key West Midlands Railway depot
A significant milestone in improving train service reliability in the West Midlands has been reached following a £70million investment into a key railway depot in Birmingham. West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, officially announced the completion of the redevelopment of Tyseley Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD) at a special event […]
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Near-£1m investment in new track means a weekend of passenger journey changes
A project to install 830 metres of new track will mean a weekend with no trains between Nottingham and Leicester. The £968,000 investment will see Network Rail teams carrying out engineering work at Mountsorrel, north of Leicester. The upgrade will involve 830 metres of rail being fitted on 1,232 new concrete sleepers, supported by 3,000 […]
£1.4m upgrade complete: Conwy Valley line reopens after major resilience work
Train services are running again on the Conwy Valley line after a £1.4 million programme to make the railway more reliable during extreme weather. The line between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno Junction reopened to passengers on Monday 27 October, following four weeks of intensive work by Network Rail engineers and specialist contractors. Over the past month, teams […]
Passengers advised to check before travelling as bridge work in Frome reaches key phase
Passengers are reminded to check their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s work that affects trains to Frome, Somerset, next weekend. Portway railway bridge, which is located just north of Frome station and carries the railway over the A362, is undergoing extensive refurbishment and the work means no trains will call at Frome on Saturday 1 […]