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Network Rail engineers gear up for £133 investment in Britain's railway this May
Network Rail is set to undertake more than 630* projects across Britain's railway during the early and late May Bank holidays. These projects are designed to keep the majority of the network open for travel as usual while making significant improvements to the railway infrastructure.
Paint rollers at the ready: Network Rail prepares the railway for summer
• Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather
• Last year buckled rails due to hot weather caused over 240 days (350,006 minutes) of delays for passengers
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Network Rail engineers gear up for £133 investment in Britain's railway this May
Network Rail is set to undertake more than 630* projects across Britain's railway during the early and late May Bank holidays. These projects are designed to keep the majority of the network open for travel as usual while making significant improvements to the railway infrastructure.
Shortlands station accessibility scheme completed
A scheme to improve the accessibility of Shortlands station in south east London has now been completed with the opening of three new lifts.
History as final steam train signalled by Farncombe, Petersfield and Haslemere signal boxes
Today (Saturday 26 April) marked a moment of railway history as the final steam train was signalled through the railway by three signal boxes between Farncombe and Petersfield.
Accessibility upgrades provide further improvements to Stoneleigh station in Surrey
Stoneleigh has become the latest station on Network Rail’s Wessex route to become step free, following the completion of a £9.1m investment to improve accessibility.
Major disruption on Hereford to Shrewsbury Rail Line
Rail services between Hereford and Shrewsbury are currently experiencing significant disruption following the collapse of an underground culvert.
Engineers work their magic on world-famous Glenfinnan Viaduct
A team of specialist engineers have cast a protective spell over the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct with the completion of a year-long, £3.4 million restoration project.
Liverpool FC home game expected to prompt busy Sunday for passengers
Rail passengers travelling through Liverpool Lime street station are being advised to plan ahead with large numbers of people expected to travel into the city on Sunday (27 April).
ONE WEEK TO GO: Buses replace trains in the Basingstoke area while Network Rail carry out vital track improvements over Bank Holiday weekend
Buses will replace trains in the Basingstoke area over the early May Bank Holiday Weekend (Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May) while Network Rail complete essential track improvements.