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Bridge bashes hit passengers with over 100 days in rail delays
- More than 1,532 bridges were struck by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in 2023/24 – one every six hours
- Stuntney Road in Ely takes top spot as Britain’s most bashed bridge
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by knowing the height of their vehicles and choosing suitable routes before they head out on journeys
Six weeks to go: Majority of rail network open over festive period but passengers urged to check before travelling
- More than 95% of rail network open for business as normal, but some routes will be affected.
- Network Rail will be undertaking around 400 projects as part of a £142m upgrade programme over Christmas and New Year to improve your railway and provide better, more reliable services for passengers across Britain.
- Timetables now live; passengers asked to plan their journeys as soon as they can. Visit National Rail Enquiries or your train operator’s website.
Latest News
Northampton flooding update: passenger disruption continues as major rail repairs begin
Network Rail has issued an update to passengers following severe flooding in Northampton caused by the River Nene bursting its banks in the early hours of the morning (Monday 25 November).
Signalling testing affecting Thameslink & Great Northern this weekend
- East Coast Main Line passengers are reminded to check before they travel due to further digital signalling testing taking place this upcoming weekend.
- Thameslink and Great Northern services between London and Peterborough/King’s Lynn will be affected, with rail replacement bus services in place.
- It’s part of continuing work on the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme.
COMPLETED: West of England line reopens after important renewal work
Trains are running again between Axminster and Exeter St Davids after Network Rail teams worked around the clock for two weeks in order to renew the line.
Travel advice during East Coast Main Line signalling tests this weekend
- East Coast Main Line passengers are reminded to check before they travel due to further digital signalling testing taking place this weekend.
- No long-distance trains will operate between St Neots and London King's Cross on either Saturday 30 November or Sunday 1 December.
- It’s part of continuing work on the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme.
TRU thanks customers after five weeks of vital upgrade work
On Friday (22 November), TRU completed a series of rail upgrades between Dewsbury and Leeds. Spanning five weeks – excluding weekends – engineers worked around the clock, whilst colleagues from TPE and Northern kept customers on the move via diversionary routes and rail replacement services.
Railway engineers tackle aftermath of Storm Bert in Cumbria
Passengers in Cumbria are being advised of disruption to services following flooding in Ulverston.
Major West Coast Main Line disruption in Northampton after River Nene bursts its banks
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line are being advised about major disruption to services between Milton Keynes and Rugby due to severe flooding on the railway following Storm Bert.