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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
Training centre opened ahead of new in-cab signalling system being introduced
DB Cargo UK has officially opened a new training centre of excellence at its HQ in Doncaster in preparation for the introduction of the new in-cab signalling system ETCS – the European Train Control System.
Network Rail celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities with success of station navigation app and autism-friendly stations by the end of 2025
Network Rail is celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities today (Tuesday, 3 December) by unveiling passenger usage figures for its new in-station navigation app for blind and partially sighted passengers and its pledge to make all its managed stations autism-friendly by the end of 2025.
Keighley station upgrade project moves full steam ahead into the new year
Work on the multi-million-pound upgrade project at Keighley station is progressing well – with significant improvements set for completion in the new year.
Further digital in-cab signalling tests completed on East Coast Main Line
Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after further work to test 21st century digital signalling systems on the East Coast Main Line impacted journeys over the weekend.
Locals urged to stay off tracks as Sizewell branch line work set to begin in the new year
As preparatory work of the Sizewell branch line is set to begin from January 2025, Network Rail is urging leisure walkers to stay off the tracks for their own safety.
Emergency repairs mean Newquay line will be closed for at least a week
Network Rail is advising passengers that the Newquay line in Cornwall will be closed until at least Friday 6 December while emergency repairs are carried out.
Passengers warned of railway closure in Cumbria for Storm Bert flooding recovery
There will be no trains between Lancaster and Barrow-In-Furness from Tuesday until Thursday next week while essential repairs are carried out in Ulverston.
Vital engineering work in the Woking area to impact Main Line services over Christmas and New Year
- Key upgrade work at Brookwood, between Farnborough and Woking, will mean significantly longer journeys
- Services between Waterloo and Southampton/Weymouth will be diverted, adding 45 minutes to journeys
- There will be no direct services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
- Passengers encouraged to check before travelling and plan journeys in advance