There is nothing more important than the safety of our employees. Since the start of the pandemic, our dedicated frontline employees have kept our trains running, providing a vital transportation service to essential workers. We join our labor partners in …
Published on : Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Customers who require travel assistance on Virgin Trains are set to benefit from a new feature on the Virgin Trains skill for Alexa, which allows them to request it using basic voice commands. After achieving a global first last …
Published on : Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Network Rail achieved a key milestone on the Shotts Line electrification project on Sunday when the first electric train ran on the route. The train a Class 86 electric locomotive, completed a number of test runs; including at line …
Published on : Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Passengers planning to use Sunday train services in South Wales during March and April are urged to check before they travel, ahead of modernisation work on the South Wales Main Line. In Swansea, from Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 …
Published on : Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The Victorian era footbridge at St Austell station in Cornwall was removed this weekend before being transported 30 miles to its new home at Helston heritage railway. The footbridge, which dates from 1882, is no longer required at …
Published on : Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Braehead Primary School, Stirling, made its own little bit of history when Network Rail offered pupils the chance to bury a time capsule near the new Kerse Road bridge. Items were placed within the capsule representing each of the …
Published on : Monday, February 25, 2019
A test train along the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston made its final journey overnight to complete checks for the arrival of 100mph services later this year. In the early hours of this morning (22 February), …
Published on : Monday, February 25, 2019
Work will start next month to install new lifts, ramps and a footbridge at Tring station to ensure step-free access across all five platforms for the first time. The £4.5m upgrade to make the station accessible for everyone begins on …
Published on : Monday, February 25, 2019
Three stone slabs which formed part of the original 1836 platform surface at Liverpool Lime Street have been put back on display as part of the station’s multi-million-pound transformation. The 19th century Yorkstone, which originally came from a …
Published on : Monday, February 25, 2019
Passengers and residents in Lytham St Annes are being reminded of changes to rail services as a result of bridge work in the town. Work to replace Highbury Road bridge, as part of the Great North Rail Project, began …
Published on : Thursday, February 21, 2019
Network Rail is advising motorists in Corby that Cottingham Road bridge will be partially closed for six weeks to allow work to improve safety to take place. Beginning on Monday, 4 March, Network Rail workers will remove the current …
Published on : Thursday, February 21, 2019
Members of the public are invited to join a behind-the-scenes tour of Glasgow Queen Street’s new station building as construction work progresses to build a bigger and brighter transport hub for the city. From 21-23 March, groups of …
Published on : Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The team at Virgin Trains on hand to pick up one of their three awards. Virgin Trains scooped three awards at the 16th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening with Crewe, Stockport and Warrington Bank Quay railway stations all …
Published on : Monday, February 18, 2019
Network Rail has successfully completed a £13million pound investment into the railway in the Derwent Valley area – with all services between Derby and Matlock resuming on schedule. For the last six says, Network Rail engineers have been …
Published on : Friday, February 15, 2019
Network Rail has completed an £11m, two and a half-year project to renew and replace sections of track at 59 sites along the Far North Line in the north of Scotland. Work included replacing a total of 36 miles …
Published on : Friday, February 15, 2019
Users of Wem and Onibury level crossings in Shropshire are invited to ‘drop-in’ to find out more about level crossing safety, following reports of misuse and concerns raised by people in the communities. At Wem level crossing, over 1,000 …
Published on : Friday, February 15, 2019
The busiest railway station on the Shakespeare line is getting an upgrade, with £1.5m of improvements being made at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Project partners Network Rail, West Midlands Railway and Warwickshire County Council are working to give Stratford-upon-Avon station: …
Published on : Friday, February 15, 2019
A bridge over the busy West Coast main line in Staffordshire has been badly damaged after being hit by a vehicle. Network Rail’s engineers are on site at Worston Lane, north of Stafford, making the bridge and surrounding area …
Published on : Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Perth has earned recognition as Australia’s best metropolitan train system by independent national pollster Canstar Blue. Transperth was given five-star ratings – the highest possible – in the overall satisfaction, service reliability, timetabling, trip comfort, cleanliness and ticketing system categories. …
Published on : Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Haverfordwest residents are reminded of the essential replacement of Milford Road railway bridge this weekend. Between Friday 15 and Monday 18 February, Network Rail engineers will demolish the existing railway bridge deck – which carries the South Wales …
Published on : Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Railway stations on the Cumbrian coast, Lakes and Furness lines will be improved this year as part of a £15 million benefits package for passengers in the North. Between now and spring, £1.2m of upgrades will be delivered at …
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