Network Rail engineers will be improving the railway during a three-week closure through Stockport this August.
Category: Rail News
Yellow Rail awarded Major contract with London Trams for SVT bogie and brake overall
Yellow Rail, a leading provider of specialist rail engineering services and part of the Buckland Rail group, has announced the award of a significant contract with London Trams to deliver a full turnkey solution for the overhaul of SVT bogies and brake systems across its fleet. Yellow Rail said the project further strengthened its position […]
Southeastern partners with Missing People to protect lives on the railway
Southeastern is partnering with national charity Missing People to support those in crisis on the railway this summer. Every year, over 170,000 people are reported missing in the UK, with 17% of those cases happening in areas served by the Southeastern network. Tragically, missing people are at greater risk of serious harm, and around 1,000 […]
Railway enthusiast gets taste of dream job
Avanti West Coast surprises 11-year-old railway enthusiast with train driving experience. Avanti West Coast has given a young railway enthusiast the chance to experience his dream job during a special visit at London Euston station. The train operator welcomed Joshua Emmett, 11, who is from Stoke-on-Trent, to become a rookie train driver for the day […]
Access All Areas: rare Stockport railway closure to improve network near and far
This August railway engineers will improve future journeys across three counties during a rare three-week railway closure through Stockport. Network Rail teams will complete multiple large-scale projects along the West Coast Main Line in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester between 2 and 23 August. That’s when the highly anticipated £20m demolition and replacement of Greek Street […]