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Work begins to transform Barking Eurohub into Britain’s gateway for European rail freight: 20260519-Barking Eurohub-70-2

Work begins to transform Barking Eurohub into Britain’s gateway for European rail freight

Monday 13 Jul 2026

£15 million investment enters delivery phase as three-year programme gets underway.

Bedford train collision – passenger services to resume on Monday 29 June as recovery work completed: Bedford service resumption

Bedford train collision – passenger services to resume on Monday 29 June as recovery work completed

Friday 26 Jun 2026

Recovery and repair work at the site of the Bedford train collision has now been fully completed, with passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29 June.

Passengers travelling today (Friday 26 June) are also reminded that a Met Office red weather warning for extreme heat is in force across a large part of England, and should only travel today if absolutely necessary.

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Work begins to transform Barking Eurohub into Britain’s gateway for European rail freight: 20260519-Barking Eurohub-70-2

Work begins to transform Barking Eurohub into Britain’s gateway for European rail freight

Monday 13 Jul 2026

£15 million investment enters delivery phase as three-year programme gets underway.

Highway changes set to take place in Huddersfield to support major investment in town centre: Huddersfield Station-19 cropped-2

Highway changes set to take place in Huddersfield to support major investment in town centre

Monday 13 Jul 2026

Communities in Huddersfield will see a series of road closures over the coming months to facilitate major investment projects carried out by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and Kirklees Council.

Reminder: Engineering work to impact rail journeys in West Yorkshire: Track upgrades - general

Reminder: Engineering work to impact rail journeys in West Yorkshire

Monday 13 Jul 2026

Passengers are reminded that railway improvement work will affect services in West Yorkshire over the next two weekends.

GBR Anglia colleagues come together to mark Disability Pride: ANGLIA Disability Pride 2026-3

GBR Anglia colleagues come together to mark Disability Pride

Monday 13 Jul 2026

Colleagues from across GBR Anglia came together recently to celebrate Disability Pride.

Network Rail and BTP showcase drone capability for Rail Safety Week: Drone emerging from box

Network Rail and BTP showcase drone capability for Rail Safety Week

Friday 10 Jul 2026

Network Rail teamed up with British Transport Police (BTP) to showcase drone technology during Rail Safety Week, highlighting how innovation is helping keep the railway safe.

£1.3m rail bridge upgrade planned next month in Edinburgh: Westfield Road © 2026 Google

£1.3m rail bridge upgrade planned next month in Edinburgh

Friday 10 Jul 2026

Network Rail is set to begin a £1.3m project to renew a rail bridge over Westfield Road in Edinburgh, supporting future journeys to and from the capital.  

Railway closures to deliver key stage of electrification work in Fife: Overhead wires being installed-2 cropped

Railway closures to deliver key stage of electrification work in Fife

Friday 10 Jul 2026

Rail passengers in Fife are being asked to plan ahead this October as Network Rail carries out a major programme of engineering to help prepare the railway for electrification. 

Stay informed about rail work in your area with free email updates: dln with qr

Stay informed about rail work in your area with free email updates

Friday 10 Jul 2026

Residents in the North East of England are being encouraged to sign up for emails from Network Rail about upcoming railway work happening in their area.