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Passengers urged to check before travelling on Friday 24 January as railway prepares for Storm Éowyn: Storm damage on the Heart of Wales line. December 2024-2

Passengers urged to check before travelling on Friday 24 January as railway prepares for Storm Éowyn

Thursday 23 Jan 2025
  • The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings for high winds across Britain on Friday (24 January).
  • Areas in Northern England, Northern Wales and Scotland are expected to bear the brunt of the storm
  • Heavily impacting services on both the East Coast and West Coast Main Lines
Network Rail joins Samaritans to bust ‘Blue Monday’ myth: Brew Monday - Photo credit Chris O’Donovan Photography Samaritans cropped

Network Rail joins Samaritans to bust ‘Blue Monday’ myth

Monday 20 Jan 2025

Network Rail is getting behind Samaritans to encourage the public and staff to take time out for a cuppa and a catch-up, as part of the charity’s annual Brew Monday campaign.

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‘Check before you travel’ message to passengers in North and North East: rail junction general pic

‘Check before you travel’ message to passengers in North and North East

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

Passengers are urged to check before they travel on Friday with Storm Éowyn’s high winds bringing widespread disruption across the North and North East of England.

Storm Éowyn: Red weather warning will mean line closures on rail routes across Scotland: Beattock - Tree on overhead wires

Storm Éowyn: Red weather warning will mean line closures on rail routes across Scotland

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

Storm Éowyn will cause significant disruption to Scotland’s Railway with a red warning meaning no trains will run on Friday to keep passengers and staff safe.

Storm Éowyn travel update: Joint update from Network Rail and Transport for Wales: Storm damage on the Heart of Wales line. December 2024-2

Storm Éowyn travel update: Joint update from Network Rail and Transport for Wales

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

Network Rail and Transport for Wales are urging all customers to check before they travel on Friday morning and into the weekend with weather warnings in place across the country.

‘Do not travel’ message issued for Friday as East Coast Main Line and North East braces for Storm Éowyn: East Coast Main Line (photo: Arup)

‘Do not travel’ message issued for Friday as East Coast Main Line and North East braces for Storm Éowyn

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

Network Rail is urging passengers using the East Coast Main Line and across the North East not to travel on Friday as Storm Éowyn brings high winds.

Storm Éowyn: Do not travel advice across most of the North West: Fallen tree copy-2

Storm Éowyn: Do not travel advice across most of the North West

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

People planning rail journeys in the North West of England are being urged not to travel on Friday due to the impacts of Storm Éowyn.

West Anglia weekend engineering and maintenance work starts mid February: Anglia track renewals

West Anglia weekend engineering and maintenance work starts mid February

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

Network Rail engineers will be working  on the West Anglia main line at weekends from mid February which will help keep the railway operating safely for rail services including Stansted Express. 

Passengers urged to check before travelling on Friday 24 January as railway prepares for Storm Éowyn: Storm damage on the Heart of Wales line. December 2024-2

Passengers urged to check before travelling on Friday 24 January as railway prepares for Storm Éowyn

Thursday 23 Jan 2025
  • The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings for high winds across Britain on Friday (24 January).
  • Areas in Northern England, Northern Wales and Scotland are expected to bear the brunt of the storm
  • Heavily impacting services on both the East Coast and West Coast Main Lines
REMINDER: No trains between London and Peterborough or Royston for two weekends as East Coast Main Line receives important upgrades: Engineers work on ECDP between Welwyn and Hitchin, Network Rail (4) R

REMINDER: No trains between London and Peterborough or Royston for two weekends as East Coast Main Line receives important upgrades

Wednesday 22 Jan 2025

Passengers using the East Coast Main Line are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel ahead of two consecutive weekends of planned engineering work, starting this Saturday.