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Network Rail partners with WSP to improve planning for - and response to - flooding and coastal erosion
Network Rail and supplier WSP are working together to create a framework to improve the railway’s readiness for - and resistance to - potential floods and coastal erosion.
Work on track to new timeline at Botley Road as walkway opens to improve access for all
A new and improved walkway has opened at Botley Road in Oxford this morning (Sunday 31st August) as Network Rail hits another key milestone in the revised plan to reopen the road by the end of August next year.
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Railway heritage spotlight: going underground at the UK's longest unlined tunnel in North Wales
As part of the Railway200 celebrations, we're shining a light on Ffestiniog Tunnel and the extraordinary engineering behind the Conwy Valley line
West Highland Line to benefit from £15m upgrade
Network Rail is set to deliver a major programme of engineering work on the West Highland Line from October with nearly £15m being invested to improve the resilience and reliability of the route.
Track renewal work between Ely North Junction and Chettisham this autumn.
Passengers travelling through parts of north Cambridgeshire and Norfolk should check before travelling as engineering work will be taking place in the Ely area from October to mid-November
Voting opens! Help name new railway training facility in Doncaster
Network Rail, in partnership with City of Doncaster Council and the wider rail industry, is calling on members of the public to help name a new railway training facility when it officially opens this October.
Grays station gains step-free access with new lifts
A £9 million investment to enhance accessibility at Grays station in Essex has been successfully completed, bringing two new platform lifts that provide step-free access from the main entrance to both platforms.
Investment in new rail to boost track reliability in East Midlands
A project to install 565 metres of new rail will affect Midland Main Line journeys on Saturday 20 September.
Network Rail partners with WSP to improve planning for - and response to - flooding and coastal erosion
Network Rail and supplier WSP are working together to create a framework to improve the railway’s readiness for - and resistance to - potential floods and coastal erosion.
Bristol Temple Meads celebrates its past while looking to the future
Bristol Temple Meads station is celebrating its 185th birthday this week, during the year in which Britain’s railway marks two centuries since the very first passenger train journey.