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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
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.
Huddersfield station in the midst of generational change
Almost a year to the day since work began, progress at Huddersfield station as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues.
North of England rail travel advice during Storm Bert this weekend
People planning rail journeys in the North of England are being urged to check before they travel due to Storm Bert.
Storm Bert to cause disruption across Scotland’s Railway this weekend
Strong winds, heavy snow and rain and falling temperatures brought by Storm Bert will disrupt some rail services across Scotland from tomorrow morning (Saturday 23 November).
Storm Bert: rail passengers advised to plan ahead
Passengers travelling between London, the West Midlands and North West are being urged to check before they travel ahead of Storm Bert this weekend.