The first ETR470 Pendolino train upgraded by Alstom has arrived in Thessaloniki, marking the arrival of high-speed trains in Greece. This is part of a project implemented by TRAINOSE – the main rail transport provider in Greece – in which …
Published on : Saturday, January 18, 2020
Passengers were thanked today for their patience and advised to check before they travel after emergency repairs to overhead lines on the West Coast main line. Teams of specialist Network Rail engineers worked overnight to repair damage to …
Published on : Saturday, January 18, 2020
A well-used railway footbridge near Mossley Hill station in Liverpool is being fully refurbished from next month. Network Rail has announced plans to replace the pedestrian bridge which connects Elmsley Road and Bridge Road in Mossley Hill. …
Published on : Tuesday, January 14, 2020
At the Niagara Falls International Railway Station, Amtrak trains bring passengers on the short trip across the Niagara Gorge into Canada. While the distance travelled is only a few football fields wide, the time it takes can be more than …
Published on : Saturday, January 11, 2020
Dave Penney has joined Network Rail’s North West and Central (NW&C) region as the new Central route director. He joins from Chiltern Railways, the train company, where he was managing director for the last four years. …
Published on : Saturday, January 11, 2020
It’s an important focus for Network Rail to coexist happily with lineside neighbours – no more so than when our neighbours are a protected species. In the last year alone, Network Rail’s ecologists have worked under licence at …
Published on : Saturday, January 11, 2020
An historic railway tunnel in the West Midlands is being made more reliable for passengers this month. Two million pounds is being invested in Old Hill tunnel in Rowley Regis as part of Britain’s multi-billion-pound Railway Upgrade Plan. …
Published on : Wednesday, January 8, 2020
South African passenger rail operator, which is state-owned, has apologised for stranding travellers on a train from Johannesburg to Cape Town for more than a day as food dwindled and due to lack of sanitation carriages began to stink. …
Published on : Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Passengers using the railway between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster will soon have more reliable journeys. Half a million pounds is being invested to reinforce a steep railway embankment at Holmrock on the Furness Line to the south of the …
Published on : Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Ellie Burrows has joined Network Rail this week as route director for Anglia. The Anglia route is one of four new routes that make up Network Rail’s Eastern region and covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and parts of Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and …
Published on : Tuesday, January 7, 2020
People needing step-free access at Stockport station are being urged to plan their journeys this week while specialist electrical repairs are made to a broken-down lift. The work to the lift which serves platforms one and two started today …
Published on : Monday, January 6, 2020
The role rail can play in minimising the environmental impact of transport will be debated by key decision-makers from rail and aviation at the 9th International Railway Summit in Warsaw. The ongoing climate crisis has shone a light …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Major upgrades have been carried out on the Anglia region’s rail network to help improve services for passengers and freight services. Over the Christmas and New Year period, Network Rail engineers carried out the following work as part …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Passengers are benefiting from a more reliable railway after Christmas and New Year maintenance and upgrade work was completed. Thousands of Network Rail staff worked round-the-clock at different locations between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day as part of …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Network Rail is thanking passengers in South Wales and lineside neighbours in Cardiff and Newport today as upgrade work on the railway over the festive period is now complete. Over the Christmas and New Year period, Network Rail engineers …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Network Rail is reminding passengers that there will be a reduced service on the East Coast Main Line this weekend as the next stage of a £1.2billion investment into the route takes place. On Saturday, 4 and Sunday, 5 …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Network Rail is holding drop-in events this month to keep local communities informed of the changes being made to level crossings on the Norwich, Yarmouth and Lowestoft lines ahead of the re-signalling works planned for February. During a …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Trains will resume running between Ewell West and Epsom on Monday 6 January, following a landslip which has closed the line for three weeks. The landslip occurred on Saturday 14 December following heavy rainfall. Engineers assessed the damage and …
Published on : Saturday, January 4, 2020
Trains will resume running between Ewell West and Epsom on Monday, 6 January, following a landslip which has closed the line for three weeks. The landslip occurred on Saturday, 14 December, following heavy rainfall. Engineers assessed the damage and …
Published on : Thursday, January 2, 2020
Indian Railways have launched a major initiative aimed at passenger convenience in the New Year by introducing a single three-digit helpline number for making all inquiries and lodging grievances during travel, according to a PIB release on Thursday. The …
Published on : Monday, December 30, 2019
Network Rail, TransPennine Express and Northern have today (Friday, 27 December) completed a vital upgrade to extend platform two at Huddersfield station, to allow new, longer trains with more seats to call there. Whilst Network Rail workers have …
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