Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Bristol City Council and Network Rail are working together to build the first new railway station within the city of Bristol in 95 years. The £4.2m project at the Portway Park & Ride site in Shirehampton forms part of the …
Monday, January 31, 2022
A very high tide and winds have caused ballast, the stones that support the tracks, to be washed away at Haddiscoe on the Norwich to Lowestoft line. A Network Rail spokesperson said: “A very high tide and winds have caused …
Monday, January 31, 2022
Traffic will soon flow better at Leeds station’s short-stay car park as Network Rail improve the layout this month. The drop-off zone will be extended and a new anti-clockwise traffic system will clearly separate the area from the rest of …
Monday, January 31, 2022
Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are advising passengers travelling on the Northern City and East Coast Main Line to plan ahead as work on the East Coast Digital Programme ramps up. The next stage of the innovative programme will …
Saturday, January 29, 2022
The Newquay branch line has reopened as planned this morning (Friday 28 January) following Network Rail successfully completing a number of upgrades to this popular stretch of railway. Over the past week, Network Rail’s team of engineers have been working …
Saturday, January 29, 2022
A Network Rail report outlining the risks to Britain’s railway posed by climate change and the measures required to improve resilience has been published this morning in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The impact …
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Over 300 people sleeping rough have been helped by a pioneering partnership between housing and homelessness charity Shelter, and two of Network Rail’s largest railway stations. For the last year station staff at Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street have …
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Work is now underway to install fencing along the line of the Levenmouth Rail link. Nineteen kilometres of fencing will be erected so that forthcoming work to reinstate the branch line can be carried out safely and members of the …
Friday, January 21, 2022
Work is now underway to install fencing along the line of the Levenmouth Rail link. Nineteen kilometres of fencing will be erected so that forthcoming work to reinstate the branch line can be carried out safely and members of the …
Friday, January 21, 2022
Network Rail will begin major work to repair and strengthen Wellington Street railway bridge on Monday 24 January, in a project which will make sure it remains fit for purpose for years to come. The work will see the bridge, …
