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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.
Network Rail and the Met Office join forces to improve performance for passengers
Met Office and Network Rail have signed a deal to help drive forward research into weather and how it affects the railway.
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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.
Roads reopened following bridge upgrade work in the West Country
Network Rail has completed the significant refurbishments of two railway bridges in Somerset and Wiltshire, with local roads now reopened.
COMPLETED: Trains running between Kew Bridge and Barnes again after nine-day closure to strengthen Barnes Bridge
Trains are now running again between Kew Bridge and Barnes following the completion of essential strengthening work on Barnes Bridge.
Bexley railway station subway to close – safer, step-free access available
Customers will be able to use the new lifts and footbridge opened in 2024 for step-free access around the station.
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.
Poet Laureate marks railway bicentenary with commemorative poem
The 200th anniversary of the modern railway has been celebrated with a commemorative poem from Poet Laureate Simon Armitage CBE.
Titled ‘The Longest Train In The World’, the poem is published today (29 August) as part of Railway 200, a national celebration of the past, present and future of the railway, exploring how this British invention has shaped our lives and livelihoods.
Rail’s bicentenary is inspired by the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825, a journey that changed the world forever.
Hamilton West fully reopens this weekend after £2.1m upgrade
Hamilton West station is set to fully reopen this weekend following a £2.1m project to completely rebuild platform 2.
One week to go: Weekend rail engineering works in South Wales and the Marches
Network Rail Wales and Borders will be undertaking essential engineering works across key sections of the railway between Hereford, Newport, and Shrewsbury from Saturday 6 September to Monday 8 September, and again the following weekend (13 and 14 September).