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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.
It's time for Liverpool Street Station
Network Rail Property launches consultation on new plans to transform Britain’s busiest station.
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Transport Secretary marks restoration of Troon station
Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop officially marked the successful restoration of Troon station today, (13 November).
£3m West Highland Line engineering works completed on time
A £3.2m programme to renew track, refurbish structures and improve drainage on the West Highland Line was completed on time this morning (Wednesday, November 13).
Commuter trains now all controlled digitally on City of London route
Ground-breaking digital signalling technology is now controlling every single train that commuters catch on the Great Northern route to Moorgate in the City of London.
Major upgrades between London St Pancras and Bedford this Christmas
Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel this Christmas as essential upgrades will be carried out to improve reliability along the rail network for passengers for many years to come.
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.
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure awarded roof renewal contract of UK’s busiest station
Network Rail has awarded a £22 million contract to Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, to bring more light into London Liverpool Street by renewing the roof panels as well as improving the drainage system of station’s Victorian trainshed.
Government reaffirms commitment to TRU
Last Thursday (7 November) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, and Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP, joined Mayor Andy Burnham in Manchester where they were able to see firsthand the progress being made on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), as they boarded an electric train service between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.
Plaque remembering World War I railway workers relocated to Birmingham New Street
A memorial plaque in honour of staff from the Midland Railway Loco department who fought in World War I has been officially rededicated at Birmingham New Street.