Network Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and Swindon which means GWR trains will need to use alternative routes to serve Bristol and South Wales. This means there is a significant reduction to the train service along these major routes and this has led GWR to advise customers to consider […]
Category: Infrastructure
Network Rail invites Clifton residents to find out more about M6 rail bridge replacement
Network Rail is inviting the local community to find out more about next year’s major work to rebuild the Clifton railway bridge which crosses the M6 near Penrith. More than £60 million is being invested to replace the bridge that takes the West Coast Main Line over the motorway. The 60-year-old bridge has reached the […]
One year of work to protect Manchester link to Europe’s busiest mixed-used rail line
Residents in Stockport are being reminded of the Greek Street roundabout closure on 31 March. The year-long closure of the roundabout is part of Network Rail’s almost £20 million investment to replace the aging bridge that crosses over the Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line, Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway. The original bridge, which […]