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Train doors to close 40 seconds before departure for all Birmingham New Street services
Train doors at Birmingham New Street are to close up to 40 seconds before departure to help services leave the station on time.
£4.6m accessibility improvements unveiled at Plumstead station
Representatives from Network Rail and Southeastern were joined by Abena Oppong-Asare MP and invited guests to officially mark the opening of two new lifts at Plumstead station today (Friday 8 November) following £4.6million accessibility upgrades
Engineering work to affect train journeys on Heart of Wales Line for 11 days from late November
Passengers are urged to check before they travel between Swansea and Llandrindod later this month, when Network Rail will be carrying out essential engineering work at a viaduct on the Heart of Wales Line.
Progress continues as TRU deliver upgrades across West Yorkshire
Customers are being reminded to check before they travel as the TRU team reach the halfway mark in their delivery of rail upgrades between Dewsbury and Leeds.
Network Rail and Southeastern alliance joins forces to get trains on the move quicker along the Hastings line
- Response times for Network Rail first responders on the Hastings line to be slashed by up to an hour during disruption
- George Graham House, at Robertsbridge station, will act as a new base for operations managers so that incidents can be responded to more quickly.
STARTING TOMORROW: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November whilst we make track upgrades in the Honiton area.
Not quite the end of the line for old railway assets
Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland.
Crucial four-day engineering programme for West Highland Line
Engineers will be working around-the-clock for four days from this Saturday at locations between Craigendoran and Crianlarich to renew track, refurbish structures and improve drainage on the railway.