ScotRail services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday (18 March), as demolition work is carried out at the nearby building on Union Street. With the site formally handed over to Glasgow City Council, a safe zone has been established to allow the council to finalise its assessment […]
Category: Travel
Progress made improving help points at stations, but more work required, says ORR
Upgraded help point units, more frequent inspections, and improvements to connectivity at unstaffed and remote stations, are among the changes being delivered following the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) 2024 report, which identified weaknesses in reliability and inconsistent monitoring of service quality across the network. For passengers, help points are often the only way to speak to a human for assistance when station staff are unavailable, and it is the responsibility of […]
Network Rail begins next phase of upgrades on Portsmouth Direct Line
Network Rail is continuing its major investment in the Portsmouth Direct Line and will carry out the next phase of signalling and track upgrades later this month. While this work takes place, buses will replace trains between Havant, Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour from Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April. This latest phase will see […]
Scottish Government announces free rail travel for companions of the visually impaired
Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that free rail travel for companions of visually impaired people has been made a permanent policy across all ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services. Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have been campaigning for this ‘life-changing’ decision for over three years through its Fair […]
ScotRail services resume on Glasgow Central Low Level – High Level remains closed
Services which operate via Glasgow Central Low Level are now available to customers, with trains calling at the station. This follows a full site assessment of the low level part of the station. Network Rail, working with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Glasgow City Council, has confirmed that Glasgow Central high level station […]
Upgrades to take place between Whitland and Pembroke Dock
Buses will replace trains for one week from Monday 15 March while Network Rail carries out essential engineering work and accessibility upgrades at Tenby Station. The work will take place between 23:00 on Sunday 15 March and 05:45 on Saturday 21 March, when the railway between Whitland and Pembroke Dock will be closed, allowing engineers […]
Glasgow Central station remains closed as disruption expected to last for days
Glasgow Central station remains closed today (Tuesday 10 March), following the significant fire in a building next to the station on Union Street, with disruption expected to last several for several days. As a result, no ScotRail services will operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level today. Services which normally operate via Glasgow Central […]
EMR warns of extremely busy services ahead of major engineering works
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is advising customers to plan ahead and allow extra time when travelling on Sunday March 15 as major engineering work will mean some services will be extremely busy. This Sunday there will be no LNER trains between London King’s Cross and Peterborough as part of digital signalling upgrades by Network Rail. […]
Major fire closes Glasgow Central Station
Glasgow Central Station has been closed following a significant fire in a shop next to the station on Union Street. The station will remain closed for the entire day after the major fire caused part of a neighbouring building to collapse on Sunday evening (8 March). It means that no ScotRail services will operate to […]
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 […]