Infrastructure
Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team thanks passengers after nine days of major upgrades
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...
Infrastructure
Train services resume in Devon after major signalling upgrade
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...
Industry News
Siemens Mobility to invest £100m in state-of-the-art factory in Chippenham, UK
Siemens is embarking on a groundbreaking £100 million investment to establish a cutting-edge rail infrastructure manufacturing, digital engineering and research & development (R&D) center in Chippenham, underscoring its unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, excellence, and its campaign ‘to build...
Industry News
East Coast Digital Programme hits major milestone as section commissioned
In a big step forward for the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), new technology has now been successfully commissioned between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, bringing digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line a step closer.
Engineers have worked...
Electrification
Important weekend engineering work in March to keep trains running safely and reliably
Passengers are being encouraged to check before travelling as planned weekend engineering work in March will affect services between Norwich and Ipswich, and between Ipswich and Cambridge/Ely.
Engineering work, and general maintenance is planned to take place on the mainline...
Rail News
Network Rail installs state of the art signalling system between Feltham and Wokingham
Network Rail and South Western Railway have officially switched on new signalling equipment to bring more reliable journeys to customers travelling between Reading, London, and Guildford.
From Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, Network Rail completed the final phase of...
Permanent Way
Vital upgrades between Portsmouth and Fareham over February half term
Network Rail is reminding customers to plan ahead and allow plenty of time as buses replace South Western Railway (SWR), Great Western Railway (GWR), and Southern trains between Southampton Central and Havant, Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central...
Rail News
South London signalling work replanned for later in 2024
Trains in the Tooting, Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas will now run as normal from Monday 12 through to Friday 16 February.
The switch-on of a new signalling system in South London, which was due to close...
Rail News
Project to improve mobile connectivity on East Coast Main Line reaches key milestone
Network Rail, LNER, and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating to improve mobile connectivity on the East Coast Main Line.
The joint project, which is delivering new mobile phone infrastructure into tunnels outside London King’s Cross station, has reached an...
Digital Railway
Key milestone reached on project to improve mobile connectivity on East Coast Main Line
LNER, Network Rail and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating to improve mobile connectivity on the East Coast Main Line.
The joint project, which is delivering new mobile phone infrastructure into tunnels outside London King’s Cross station, has reached an...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...