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Network Rail announces continuation of Botley Road closure after unique challenges delayed the work this summer

Network Rail has announced that the road underneath Botley Road bridge in Oxford is to remain closed until October 2024, after a number of...

Carousel Logistics teams up with Varamis Rail to electrify cargo route between England and Scotland

Carousel Logistics has joined forces with Varamis Rail to develop a fully electric rail cargo route between Birmingham and Glasgow. The partnership was formed in February...

Network Rail announces main construction contract for Beaulieu Park station

Network Rail has awarded the second of two contracts to build the new railway station for Chelmsford’s Beaulieu development to J Murphy & Sons...

IRR selected as partners in major rail upgrade

The Institute of Railway Research (IRR) at the University of Huddersfield has been selected to join forces with the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to transform rail journeys across...

eviFile transforms multi-billion Transpennine Route Upgrade for Network Rail

Leeds-based SaaS company eviFile has been selected by Network Rail and the TRU Alliance to power its digital project management and progressive assurance approach for the Transpennine...

Opening of West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station

Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton City Centre are set to begin from this Sunday, 17 September. The £50 million extension...

Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet upgrade reaches major milestone

The UK’s largest ever fleet upgrade has passed a major milestone with the refurbishment of its final 11 carriage Pendolino. Work has now begun on...

£1 million investment to help keep Glasgow passengers on track

Network Rail is investing more than £1 million to replace ageing track on the line between Dalmuir and Yoker. The work, which will begin on...

World’s oldest railway viaduct gets repairs ahead of 200th anniversary

Work is well underway to improve passenger and freight journeys between Manchester and Liverpool over the world’s first railway viaduct. Network Rail is investing £3.8m...

Worcestershire Parkway passenger numbers exceed all expectations

More than 540,000 journeys have been made from Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station in the space of 12 months – exceeding all expectations. Parkway opened in...

Ten William Blake inspired mosaics unveiled at Surbiton station in Kingston upon Thames

Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) have worked alongside partners to install ten mosaics to brighten up Grade II listed Surbiton station in...

Rail freight interchange connected to main line

Major work has taken place to connect a new rail to road freight interchange with the West Coast main line. For the last nine days,...
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Northern to trial British Sign Language announcements on trains

Northern is set to interpret its announcements into British Sign Language (BSL) on some of its services.   Passengers will first see the new BSL visuals...

South Western Railway celebrates as over 100 of its stations are adopted by local community volunteers

South Western Railway (SWR) is celebrating a landmark milestone as over 100 of its stations are now adopted by local community volunteers, cementing its...

Parliamentary Train heads for the Rother Valley

A rare ‘parliamentary train’ carried members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail along the Kent & East Sussex Railway on Friday, 15...