Category: Infrastructure

Major rail upgrades underway in South Wales

Network Rail (Wales and Borders) has started a comprehensive programme of engineering works across key rail corridors in South Wales as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining and improving rail infrastructure. The works, taking place between Saturday 2 August and Monday 11 August, involve track renewals, drainage improvements, and essential maintenance to keep a safe and reliable […]

Buses to replace trains between Barnes and Kew Bridge while engineers make vital improvements to Barnes Bridge

South Western Railway passengers on the Hounslow Loop should be aware that buses replace trains between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed between 23 and 31 August while we complete vital strengthening works on Barnes Bridge. Over the course of the closure, the middle girders, which support smaller beams on the bridge, will be […]

August Bank Holiday engineering works to impact services in Surrey and Hampshire

Buses will replace trains on the lines surrounding Guildford over the August Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 23rd August – Monday 25th August while vital engineering improvements are carried out on the South Western Railway network. The lines connecting Ascot, Guildford and Alton will be closed throughout the weekend, while the line linking Surbiton and Effingham […]

Passengers urged to plan for seven-day Cross City line closure next week

Passengers using the Cross City North line between Birmingham and Lichfield are being reminded no trains will run for seven days starting on Monday. There will be no services between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley from Monday 28 July until Sunday 3 August inclusive, with the line reopening as normal on Monday 4 […]

Essential safety upgrades for Longport footbridge this summer

Passengers and pedestrians using Longport station in Stoke-on-Trent are being reminded of major improvements to the station’s footbridge this summer. Network Rail is investing £1.4 million to upgrade the structure and staircases making them safer and more reliable for station users. It means that from Monday 4 August to Friday 10 October* the bridge will […]

Opening event celebrates Derbyshire station accessibility scheme’s successful completion

The completion of Alfreton station’s £6.75 million accessibility upgrade was celebrated with an official opening event today (Wednesday 23 July). The project was funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All scheme and delivered by Network Rail’s East Midlands route. It has involved building two lifts, fully refurbishing the footbridge, adding a new ramp […]