At the end of October, train services between Clapham Junction, Willesden, and Watford Junction will be disrupted due to Network Rail engineering work.
Category: Infrastructure
Investment in new rail to boost track reliability in East Midlands
A project to install 565 metres of new rail will affect Midland Main Line journeys on Saturday 20 September. Services between Nottingham and Leicester will be affected, along with some Midland Main Line journeys to/from London St Pancras. Network Rail teams will be putting down 109 pre-curved rails at Syston North Curve, along with 3,500 […]
Network Rail and WSP partner on flooding and coastal erosion
Network Rail and supplier WSP are working together to create a framework to improve the railway’s readiness for – and resistance to – potential floods and coastal erosion. Climate change has led to an increase in disruption from extreme weather over the last five years, with the worst year for flooding – 2023/24 – seeing […]
Rail journeys to be affected by major upgrade work in Cornwall
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as Great Western Railway (GWR) services to and from Newquay will be affected by essential improvement works this September. The upgrade is part of the Mid Cornwall Metro scheme, a major programme funded by Government and Cornwall Council and delivered by Network Rail in partnership with GWR. The […]