Infrastructure

Network Rail teams are working to reopen a level crossing in Derbyshire after it was temporarily closed for emergency work following a road traffic collision. The level crossing over the A5132 in Hilton is scheduled to reopen to road traffic...

Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures on Saturday 23 March at the South Lanarkshire station which serves passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line – one of the busiest lines in Europe. It’s...

From Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March, the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team worked around the clock to deliver vital upgrades, as the programme edges closer to full completion. Over the nine-day period, track installation and drainage works were...

Railway engineers have been inspecting the damage and carrying out ground investigations after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria on Friday 22 March. Four passengers and four members of staff were safely evacuated from the train. Network Rail is advising...

Trains are now running again between Plymouth and Totnes after Network Rail completed signal and track upgrades in the area. Following the successful installation of new signals in Cornwall earlier this month, the final stage of the programme saw new...

Network Rail is investing more than £20 million in rebuilding a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale. Passengers and motorists are urged to check before they travel in September 2024 as rail and...

The multi-million pound restoration of Dudley's historic Parkhead Viaduct is nearing completion, with the final scaffolding due to be removed in the coming days. This major project, delivered by the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) on behalf of Transport for West...

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100 million in a new rail depot in Shipley. The scheme, which was announced on Thursday 14 March by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during a visit to Shipley Station, forms part...

Network Rail has released new drone video footage showing the huge operation underway to repair a landslip on the railway in Telford affecting journeys between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury stations. Passengers are being advised that major work to safely reopen the...

Train services through Baildon will remain suspended for several weeks more after the complex nature of the site has caused work to progress more slowly than anticipated. Network Rail and contractor teams have been on site around-the-clock for close to...