Network Rail is strengthening its ability to respond quickly and safely to incidents across its East Midlands route thanks to the growing use of drones. Drone flights have saved the route £100,000 since September 2025 through benefits such as improved productivity and avoiding line blocks. The route currently has three trained drone pilots among its […]
Category: Infrastructure
HS2 launches 1,620 tonne bridge over Grand Union Canal
A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity Canal & River Trust, has reopened to the public seven days ahead of schedule after HS2 engineers successfully launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal. The launch operation, which began on Wednesday 4 March, involved sliding the 1,620-tonne deck across a […]
Train services resume between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth after improvement programme
Train services are running again between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line after Network Rail spent the past nine days continuing its upgrade programme for the line. Engineers worked around the clock to strengthen the embankments between Chetnole and Maiden Newton around the Evershot Tunnel. The team cut through soil […]
Passengers warned of disruption ahead of key London Marylebone upgrades
Passengers on the Chiltern Main Line have been warned to check before travelling next weekend (14 and 15 March) as key upgrade work is completed. Engineering teams will be working on a mile-long section of track around West Ruislip station, replacing old rail sleepers with new concrete equivalents, updating track and renewing ballast on the […]