A trial set to take place in Lancashire aims to bring greater confidence to older and disabled people who use the rail network across the North of England. In April, the train operator Northern will test a new scheme that enables people on its services between Preston and Colne to alert the conductor of their […]
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Nine weekends of work to begin on West Coast Main Line
Passengers are being reminded that a series of weekend engineering works will mean changes to services on the West Coast Main Line from this Saturday (29 March). In Scotland, between Carstairs and the border, teams will complete track renewals, drainage improvements and infrastructure maintenance on weekends between this Saturday and Sunday June 8. South of […]
Contactless ticketing hits 250,000 taps in record time
c2c has announced that pay as you go with contactless ticketing continues to be a massive hit with customers, with over a quarter of a million taps in and out made at new contactless stations on the c2c network since being launched. From Sunday 2 February, customers have been able travel across the entire c2c […]
GWR warns of significant disruption to some routes on Sunday
Network Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and Swindon which means GWR trains will need to use alternative routes to serve Bristol and South Wales. This means there is a significant reduction to the train service along these major routes and this has led GWR to advise customers to consider […]
Network Rail invites Clifton residents to find out more about M6 rail bridge replacement
Network Rail is inviting the local community to find out more about next year’s major work to rebuild the Clifton railway bridge which crosses the M6 near Penrith. More than £60 million is being invested to replace the bridge that takes the West Coast Main Line over the motorway. The 60-year-old bridge has reached the […]
Track and drainage upgrades in the Derbyshire scheduled for weekend
Passengers travelling between Derby and Chesterfield/Matlock are advised of changes to services as Network Rail carries out track renewal and drainage work. The line will be closed and rail replacement buses in operation on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March. Network Rail teams will be renewing nearly 600 metres of rail, sleeper and ballast to […]
One year of work to protect Manchester link to Europe’s busiest mixed-used rail line
Residents in Stockport are being reminded of the Greek Street roundabout closure on 31 March. The year-long closure of the roundabout is part of Network Rail’s almost £20 million investment to replace the aging bridge that crosses over the Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line, Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway. The original bridge, which […]
Cumbrian coastline track upgrade planned for August
Passengers are being given early notice of plans to replace a section of track on the Cumbrian coastline in August this year. The track renewal work will involve closing the line on the Barrow Coast Route between Sellafield and Workington from 30 August for approximately 23 days. Part of the line has been affected by […]
The First Weekend
Well that’s the first weekend of the visit by Flying Scotsman out of the way. Sitting at home looking after two web cams and answering questions and posting train details I must say I enjoyed it. Yes, I would loved to have opened Orton Mere, but I realise that’s not going to happen again. But …