Rail passengers have been thanked for their patience after key engineering work was completed between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria. This week, teams from Network Rail and main contractor Kier have been working to complete track renewals and signalling upgrades ahead of the construction of a major new turnback just east of Victoria station. Once completed next year, the […]
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Essential railway upgrades to take place between Newport and Shrewsbury
On the weekend of Saturday 11 July Network Rail will carry out essential engineering work to improve the safety and reliability of the railway between Newport and Shrewsbury. The work will take place from 00:45 on Saturday 11 July until 05:00 on Monday 13 July, when all railway lines between Newport and Shrewsbury will be […]
ORR makes proposals for fairer redress
Passenger groups are being invited to comment on the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) proposals to help ensure fairer redress when booked rail passenger assistance is not provided. As passenger rail journeys continue to increase, demand for pre-booked passenger assistance is also rising, with our statistics, published today, showing that requests for assistance are […]
July diversions between Norwich and Great Yarmouth as 80-year-old track replaced
On weekdays between Monday 6 July and Friday 17 July, railway engineers will be replacing 2km of old track on the single line near Berney Arms station, helping to boost long-term reliability. The work means that, during the affected weekdays, services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth that normally operate via Reedham will be diverted via […]
Railway improvement work to affect West Yorkshire services for two weekends
Track renewal, tunnel repairs and groundwork engineering will affect services in West Yorkshire over the weekends of 18-19 and 25-26 July. Passengers are advised that rail replacement buses will be in operation for some journeys because of improvement work in Menston and surrounding areas. New rails and sleepers will be installed along almost 1.9km of […]
Bedford train collision – passenger services to resume on Monday 29 June as recovery work completed
Recovery and repair work at the site of the Bedford train collision has now been fully completed, with passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29 June. Passengers travelling today (Friday 26 June) are also reminded that a Met Office red weather warning for extreme heat is in force across […]
Advice for rail passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary in weather warning areas extended
Request for rail passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary as Met Office weather warning is extended into Friday 26 June. Rail users have already been urged to only make necessary journeys on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June, to, from or within the current red weather warning zone for extreme heat in parts […]
Advice for rail passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary in weather warning areas extended
Request for rail passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary as Met Office weather warning is extended into Friday 26 June. Rail users have already been urged to only make necessary journeys on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June, to, from or within the current red weather warning zone for extreme heat in parts […]
Communities invited to celebrate their new railway stations as passenger numbers revealed
More than 130,000 passengers have already used the new stations on the Camp Hill line since opening their doors to the public in April new figures have revealed. And almost 42,000 trips have been taken through Willenhall and Darlaston Stations in the three months since opening. For the first time in decades residents and businesses […]
