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Upcoming engineering work to support digital signalling programme

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January 8, 2026
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Further digital signalling progress will be among various planned railway upgrades taking place over four consecutive weekends – affecting passenger journeys south of Peterborough towards London. The engineering work from 31 January will deliver a range of improvements – including construction and testing under the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), which replaces traditional […]

Upgraded railway reopens in Carlisle

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January 8, 2026
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Rail journeys on the West Coast Main Line are now more reliable after a once-in-a-generation overhaul of the signalling system in Carlisle. Network Rail has invested £61 million into the Kingmoor resignalling project to modernise 1960s systems and replace them with newer technology. The work, which began in April 2025 and has been delivered by […]

Resignalling of Hampshire railway line completed

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January 7, 2026
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Resignalling of the line between Farncombe and Petersfield has been completed, after commissioning new 90 signals and 17 new equipment buildings.

Resignalling of Hampshire railway line completed

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January 7, 2026
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Resignalling of the line between Farncombe and Petersfield has been completed, after commissioning new 90 signals and 17 new equipment buildings.

6G networks will host AI agents to automate enterprise workflows

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January 7, 2026
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Future 6G mobile networks will go beyond simple connectivity by hosting AI agents to automate complex enterprise workflows. While 5G focused on bandwidth and latency, early standardisation work suggests the next generation of mobile infrastructure will…

Alstom wraps up £49 million signalling works on Farncombe to Petersfield line

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January 7, 2026
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Alstom is celebrating after it successfully delivered new innovative signalling, first-of-type level crossings and other assets between Farncombe in Surrey and Petersfield in Hampshire on the Portsmouth Direct line. The £49 million project has upgraded a section of UK railway built more than 150 years ago with much-needed technology enhancements that offers greater reliability for […]

Data of the week: ETCS and electrification move at a snail’s pace in Germany

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January 7, 2026
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In the last days of 2025, the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) published its annual rail market report. RailFreight.com discussed some aspects of the findings…

UK West Coast bridge replacement scare

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January 7, 2026
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There was a scary weekend delay with a much-anticipated bridge replacement on the West Coast Main Line. Work is underway to renew the Clifton Bridge,…

GRP used in multi-million-pound upgrade at Derbyshire railway station

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January 6, 2026
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Network Rail took advantage of the suspension of train services over Christmas to carry out work on a major project at Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Network Rail engineers worked over Christmas on railway upgrades

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January 6, 2026
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Whilst many people were enjoying Christmas festivities at home, Network Rail engineers were working around the clock on several major upgrades.