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Nailed it. Ratho rock restraint lets Scotland’s busiest line reopen

Simon Walton
February 5, 2024
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A deteriorating rock face is not the sort of thing you want next to your railway. The wrong kind of boulders on the line is no laughing matter. So, for the past week, a remedial operation has been underway to stabilise a rock face on the Edinburgh – Glasgow main line. The partners in the […]

How To Reach London’s 6 Commercial Airports By Rail

Guest authors
February 5, 2024
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The UK capital is well connected to its airports.

Transpennine Route Upgrade places apprentices at heart of Northern rail ambition

February 5, 2024
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is close to reaching the halfway mark of its ambitious aim to take on 590 apprentices across the rail upgrade […]

VIDEO: Ten years on from Dawlish storm… £165m investment is better protecting iconic coastal railway

February 3, 2024
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In February 2014, a devastating storm battered the south Devon coastline at Dawlish, cutting off the only railway line to the south west for eight […]

Passengers reminded of major railway improvements between Huddersfield and Leeds in February

February 3, 2024
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Passengers are being urged to check before they travel from Monday 19 to Friday 23 February, as engineering work will impact rail services between Huddersfield, […]

Cornton’s pedestrian level crossing to close for improvement works

February 3, 2024
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Cornton’s pedestrian level crossing will close for three days while Network Rail carries out vital improvement works.

£500k railway bridge improvement project is underway in Yorkhill

February 3, 2024
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Network Rail has started work on a £500,000 project to repair and repaint the railway bridge over Ferry Road in Glasgow’s Yorkhill area.

Celebration as passengers start to benefit from multi-million-pound upgrade of Ebbw Vale railway line

February 3, 2024
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The completion of the multi-million-pound transformation of the Ebbw Vale line has been celebrated, following the introduction of direct train services between Ebbw Vale Town […]

Network Rail joins forces with deputy police and crime commissioner in plea to reckless fly-tippers

February 3, 2024
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Fly-tippers in the Deepdale area of Preston are being urged to stop dumping waste on railway land or face criminal consequences.

TONIGHT: Signalling upgrades and level crossing closures in Wokingham to result in diversions for motorists

February 3, 2024
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Railway reliability upgrades by Network Rail will mean temporary closures of the level crossings at Wokingham station and Easthampstead Road (Star Lane) and will see […]