Chris Pye, infrastructure director, North West route The last few days have been difficult for passengers travelling to and from the North West. We’re very sorry for this. On Thursday morning (17 September 2020), we experienced a major failure of …
Passengers in the Clacton-on-Sea area will benefit from a significant upgrade in reliability and safety when a computer-based signalling system goes live as a major upgrade is carried out between now and next Spring, including a 23-day stretch of intensive …
Volunteers from Network Rail are helping to stop destruction on a river in Cumbria by Himalayan balsam – one of Britain’s most invasive alien plant species. The non-native weed, which has a stronghold on local rail embankments, risked infesting a …
Passengers are being advised about changes to rail journeys on September 5 during an essential upgrade to a railway bridge in St Helens. Work is well underway to refurbish the bridge spanning Rainford Bypass (A570), as part of the Great …
The old Chart Leacon depot in Ashford closed in 2014 and has lain empty since then. Now Network Rail contractors Balfour Beatty are taking it down in order to make room for five new railway sidings, where trains can be …
Work to prepare for an upgrade to the track through Ashtead station and level crossing in Surrey starts next week, with work taking place every night. There will be some late-night preparation and follow-up work taking place from Monday 31 August …
Denmark Hill passengers can look forward to less crowding within the station and a more reliable train service as £7.5m upgrade plans get underway from September. Passenger numbers at Denmark Hill, now one of London’s busiest stations outside of the …
Network Rail has launched two independent task forces, led by world renowned experts, to help it better manage its massive earthworks (cuttings and embankments) portfolio and its understanding and response to severe weather events. It follows the tragic events near …
The railway between Crewe and Chester has reopened to passengers after a nine-day closure to reconstruct a major road bridge in Crewe. The £5.7m Great North Rail Project investment involves the complete renewal of ‘Boulderstones bridge’ which takes the A530 …
Major railway upgrades are taking place between the West Midlands and London Euston this August bank holiday to make journeys more reliable for passengers and freight customers in future. The multi-million-pound investment, part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan, will see …
Remember It has recently been highlighted that the deck of a foot crossing had been removed and the surface partially replaced with ballast during High Output track renewal work (example image above). This is not permitted by the relevant company …
Overview The new Safety Task Force established this week has determined there should be an immediate change when work on the track would require a touch lookout to warn staff of an approaching train. The risk control hierarchy requires us …