Thameslink and Great Northern passengers urged to plan ahead as no trains will travel to and from London King’s Cross over a weekend in May for East Coast Main Line transformation work. Network Rail teams will be carrying out significant upgrades on the East Coast Main Line on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May as […]
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Plan ahead: Rail journeys to be affected by track upgrade work in Gloucestershire
Passengers are being advised to plan journeys in advance as Great Western Railway services will be affected by rail improvement works taking place throughout May in the Gloucester and Cheltenham areas. Network Rail will carry out vital track upgrades between Gloucester and Stroud or Yate, affecting trains from Saturday 3 to Monday 5 May, plus […]
Essential maintenance work to maintain safety and reliability on the Heart of Wales line
Network Rail will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the Heart of Wales line between Llanwrtyd and Pantyffynnon from Tuesday 6 May to Friday 23 May. Teams are working hard to complete lots of tasks during the closure, which means less disruption to travelling passengers and homes nearby in the future. The work sees […]
Plan ahead: Rail journeys to be affected by track upgrade work in Gloucestershire
Passengers are being advised to plan journeys in advance as Great Western Railway services will be affected by rail improvement works taking place throughout May in the Gloucester and Cheltenham areas. Network Rail will carry out vital track upgrades between Gloucester and Stroud or Yate, affecting trains from Saturday 3 to Monday 5 May, plus […]
Next stop Liverpool Baltic as £100m new station gets the green light!
Trains will soon be arriving in one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods, after plans for the £100m Liverpool Baltic station were given the green light! Liverpool City Council today (Tuesday 22nd April) approved plans for the new station which is expected to stimulate further development in Liverpool’s vibrant and growing Baltic Triangle district. The station […]
One week to go – Vital maintenance work taking place on the Ebbw Vale line this month
Rail passengers are reminded that essential maintenance work will close the Ebbw Vale line at the end of April. Starting from midnight on Sunday 27 April a replacement bus service will be in place between Cardiff Central, Newport, and Ebbw Vale Town stations. Rail services will return to normal on the morning of Friday 2 […]
One week to go – Vital maintenance work taking place on the Ebbw Vale line this month
Rail passengers are reminded that essential maintenance work will close the Ebbw Vale line at the end of April. Starting from midnight on Sunday 27 April a replacement bus service will be in place between Cardiff Central, Newport, and Ebbw Vale Town stations. Rail services will return to normal on the morning of Friday 2 […]
Network Rail completes programme of engineering work across south London, East Kent and East Sussex over Easter
Network Rail has completed a major programme of railway engineering work across south London, Kent and Sussex over the long weekend. With more than 90% of the railway having remained open over the weekend, Network Rail’s engineers completed a number of critical upgrades for the continued safe and reliable running of the railway, including: This […]