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Emergency landslip repairs: passengers thanked after Chiltern main line reopens

January 16, 2024
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Network Rail has thanked passengers after completing major repairs to shore up a landslip on the Chiltern main line after storms and heavy rain destabilised […]

Network Rail completes railway reliability upgrades between Hounslow, Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside

January 16, 2024
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Network Rail is thanking customers for their patience whilst engineers carried out reliability upgrades between Hounslow, Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside to support the […]

Engineers complete East Coast Digital Programme upgrades as further work planned for February

January 16, 2024
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Network Rail teams have completed two weekends of upgrade work as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), with further work planned between […]

East Coast Digital Programme improvements completed but further work will close rail line for a weekend and two working days in February

January 16, 2024
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Network Rail teams have completed two weekends of upgrades as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP).

Network Rail joins forces with Samaritans in York to bust ‘Blue Monday’ myth once and for all

January 16, 2024
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Network Rail colleagues have joined forces with Samaritans in York and in stations across the East Coast Main Line to support the charity’s ‘Brew Monday’ […]

Endangered dormice given new homes as partnership between Network Rail and Okehampton United Charities creates seven acres of new habitats

January 16, 2024
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Okehampton United Charities has leased seven acres of unplanted grassland to Network Rail for 35 years under a new agreement that will help protect wildlife […]

East Coast train fares simplified in bid to boost passenger numbers

January 16, 2024
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Fares on the East Coast Main Line have been simplified and are being based on demand on a trial basis. Operator LNER launched a two-year […]

HS2 materials by rail target reached and doubled says Minister Merriman

Simon Walton
January 16, 2024
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Huw Merriman, the UK minister for rail, whose portfolio also oversees the HS2 high-speed rail project, says construction is on target in one important metric. The HS2 materials by rail strategy remains at the heart of reducing carbon and creating jobs and opportunities. That strategy included the target of moving ten million tonnes of aggregate […]

Analysis: Breaking Down London Heathrow Airport’s Passengers In 2023 By Regional Markets

Guest authors
January 16, 2024
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All regional markets saw double-digit percentage increases in terms of the number of passengers compared to 2022.

Landslip closes major rail route into London

gobstopper
January 15, 2024
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A major rail route serving London remains closed due to a landslip. Network Rail said it is “working round the clock” to carry out repairs on the Chiltern […]