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Paint rollers at the ready: Network Rail prepares the railway for summer: Hundreds of Network Rail workers will be painting the tracks white in preparation for the hot months ahead.

Paint rollers at the ready: Network Rail prepares the railway for summer

Wednesday 23 Apr 2025

• Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather

• Last year buckled rails due to hot weather caused over 240 days (350,006 minutes) of delays for passengers

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme: Easter Bank Holiday engineering

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme

Monday 14 Apr 2025

Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys in advance over this Easter bank holiday period (Friday 18 - Monday 21 April) as Network Rail delivers an £86m investment programme consisting of more than 300 upgrade projects across the country.

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ONE MONTH TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead as further 10-week closure of Blackheath rail tunnel means train journeys will change: Inside the Blackheath Tunnel-2

ONE MONTH TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead as further 10-week closure of Blackheath rail tunnel means train journeys will change

Thursday 24 Apr 2025

Repair work to the Blackheath railway tunnel being undertaken by Network Rail means that train services will be diverted via Greenwich.

REMINDER: Two weeks to go - Essential maintenance work to maintain safety and reliability on the Heart of Wales line: Standard image various works

REMINDER: Two weeks to go - Essential maintenance work to maintain safety and reliability on the Heart of Wales line

Wednesday 23 Apr 2025

Network Rail will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the Heart of Wales line between Llanwrtyd and Pantyffynnon from Tuesday 6 May to Friday 23 May.

Plan ahead: Rail journeys to be affected by track upgrade work in Gloucestershire: Network Rail Worker On Track cropped

Plan ahead: Rail journeys to be affected by track upgrade work in Gloucestershire

Wednesday 23 Apr 2025

Passengers are being advised to plan journeys in advance as Great Western Railway services will be affected by rail improvement works taking place throughout May in the Gloucester and Cheltenham areas. 

A lick of paint goes a long way: Network Rail Southern region prepares the railway for hot weather: Hundreds of Network Rail workers will be painting the tracks white in preparation for the hot months ahead.

A lick of paint goes a long way: Network Rail Southern region prepares the railway for hot weather

Wednesday 23 Apr 2025
  • Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather.
  • Last year across the South of England, buckled rails due to hot weather caused 64 days (92,015 minutes) of delays for passengers.
  • Two locations in Network Rail’s Southern region ranked in the top three nationally for heat-related incidents that affected the greatest number of trains.
Paint rollers at the ready: Network Rail prepares the railway for summer: Hundreds of Network Rail workers will be painting the tracks white in preparation for the hot months ahead.

Paint rollers at the ready: Network Rail prepares the railway for summer

Wednesday 23 Apr 2025

• Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather

• Last year buckled rails due to hot weather caused over 240 days (350,006 minutes) of delays for passengers

Thornliebank Road bridge reopens early for community: Thornliebank 3

Thornliebank Road bridge reopens early for community

Tuesday 22 Apr 2025

Network Rail opened the new Thornliebank Road bridge today (Tuesday 22 April) – seven weeks ahead of schedule.

REMINDER: One week to go - Vital maintenance work taking place on the Ebbw Vale line this month: Stock picture of track renewal -4 cropped

REMINDER: One week to go - Vital maintenance work taking place on the Ebbw Vale line this month

Tuesday 22 Apr 2025

Rail passengers are reminded that essential maintenance work will close the Ebbw Vale line at the end of April.

Hop on board: TRU completes Easter weekend upgrade work at Mirfield station: MS 04-14-017

Hop on board: TRU completes Easter weekend upgrade work at Mirfield station

Tuesday 22 Apr 2025

On Monday (21 April), TRU completed a series of Easter Weekend upgrades across West Yorkshire, which included significant changes to Mirfield station.