A £6.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends. Passengers and freight operators will benefit from a more reliable and resilient railway in the East Midlands thanks to the completion of track, drainage and points improvements aimed at reducing the risk of flooding, […]
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Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-£7m investment
A £6.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends. Passengers and freight operators will benefit from a more reliable and resilient railway in the East Midlands thanks to the completion of track, drainage and points improvements aimed at reducing the risk of flooding, […]
Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-£7m investment
A £6.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends. Passengers and freight operators will benefit from a more reliable and resilient railway in the East Midlands thanks to the completion of track, drainage and points improvements aimed at reducing the risk of flooding, […]
Rail upgrades completed across East Midlands in near-£7m investment
A £6.95 million programme has seen Network Rail complete railway upgrades in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire over the past two weekends. Passengers and freight operators will benefit from a more reliable and resilient railway in the East Midlands thanks to the completion of track, drainage and points improvements aimed at reducing the risk of flooding, […]
CrossCountry passengers reminded to plan ahead for August bank holiday rail travel in Birmingham
Passengers travelling by rail over the August bank holiday weekend are being reminded to check before they travel as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect CrossCountry services. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, engineering work to install part of the new Saltley Viaduct will mean changes to rail services between […]
CrossCountry passengers reminded to plan ahead for August bank holiday rail travel in Birmingham
Passengers travelling by rail over the August bank holiday weekend are being reminded to check before they travel as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect CrossCountry services. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, engineering work to install part of the new Saltley Viaduct will mean changes to rail services between […]
North West travel advice issued ahead of busy bank holiday weekend
Rail passengers in the North West have been urged to plan their journeys in advance ahead of a busy bank holiday weekend across the region. Creamfields music festival returns to Daresbury in Cheshire on Thursday 27 and runs to Sunday 30 August, while Manchester Pride will take place from Friday 28 until Monday 31 August. […]
Trains return to Stourbridge after major wildfire recovery effort
Passengers can once again travel by train between Stourbridge and Hagley after a huge recovery operation reopened the line today (22 August). The first passenger trains travelled through the area this morning after more than a week of round-the-clock work to repair significant damage caused by fires. More than 200 railway staff have been involved […]
Passengers urged to check before travelling as weekend engineering work takes place in the Slough area this September
Passengers travelling between Slough and Windsor this September are urged to check their journeys in advance as essential track upgrade work takes place over several weekends. Network Rail engineers will replace track and carry out vital maintenance in the Slough station area to help maintain a safe and reliable railway for passengers travelling between Slough […]
Major Supertram network improvements progressing well
Work to improve a major junction on the Supertram network is making strong progress and is now expected to be completed earlier than previously advertised, marking another milestone in the delivery of a £110 million investment programme to improve the network for passengers. The essential works are renewing the major junction of all tram routes, […]