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Engineering work to affect train journeys on Heart of Wales Line for 11 days from late November
Passengers are urged to check before they travel between Swansea and Llandrindod later this month, when Network Rail will be carrying out essential engineering work at a viaduct on the Heart of Wales Line.
Progress continues as TRU deliver upgrades across West Yorkshire
Customers are being reminded to check before they travel as the TRU team reach the halfway mark in their delivery of rail upgrades between Dewsbury and Leeds.
Network Rail and Southeastern alliance joins forces to get trains on the move quicker along the Hastings line
- Response times for Network Rail first responders on the Hastings line to be slashed by up to an hour during disruption
- George Graham House, at Robertsbridge station, will act as a new base for operations managers so that incidents can be responded to more quickly.
STARTING TOMORROW: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November whilst we make track upgrades in the Honiton area.
Not quite the end of the line for old railway assets
Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland.
Crucial four-day engineering programme for West Highland Line
Engineers will be working around-the-clock for four days from this Saturday at locations between Craigendoran and Crianlarich to renew track, refurbish structures and improve drainage on the railway.
‘Travel either side’ advice for West Coast Main Line passengers travelling to and from London Euston this Christmas
Passengers travelling over the festive period are strongly urged to plan their journeys in advance as major rail upgrades mean Euston station is expected to be much busier than usual from Christmas Eve, into the New Year.
North Eastern Railway War Memorial cleaned in time for Armistice Day
Footage has been released showing specialist teams carrying out a full-scale cleansing of the 100-year-old North Eastern Railway War Memorial in York.