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Multi-million-pound upgrade begins on Hope Valley railway line
Ground-breaking work on a £145m rail reliability upgrade between Manchester and Sheffield will start later this month.
London Euston passenger assistance buggies replaced after stellar service
Together they’ve travelled further than the moon so now the entire fleet of passenger assistance buggies at London Euston station have been replaced after 18 years.
Network Rail announces Selmeston Solar Rail Connection project will not proceed
Network Rail and Riding Sunbeams are regrettably unable to continue with the Selmeston Solar Rail Connection project to power electric trains from a community solar farm near Berwick, Sussex.
Reston station prepares to welcome first services
Network Rail has completed the construction of Reston station. The station, situated in Scotland has been backed by £20m of investment from the Scottish Government. Completion will enable trains to call at the village for the first time since 1964 – with services set to call from Monday 23 May.
Brighter Journeys campaign arrives at Cardiff Central
Network Rail, Transport for Wales and the wider rail industry has teamed up with mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, to support passengers’ wellbeing with a colourful, floral surprise.
ORR confirms green light for Elizabeth line opening
London’s Elizabeth line has received its final authorisations of its trains, stations, and infrastructure from the rail regulator ahead of its opening on Tuesday 24 May.
Railway to stay open during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend
The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open as usual during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend (2-5 June), with no closures into any of the major London stations meaning passengers can rely on the railway to join the Queen’s landmark celebrations.
Brighter Journeys campaign set to breathe life and joy into railway stations this May
Mental Health Awareness Week will see the Brighter Journeys campaign grace the concourses of Britain’s railway stations as a way of making them brighter, happier community hubs. The joint campaign between the rail industry and mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, aims to support passengers’ wellbeing as people return to the railway since the lifting of Covid restrictions.
Midlands’ longest railway bridge to be installed this weekend
Final preparations are underway to install a new landmark railway bridge in Birmingham which will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands.
Network Rail eases back on engineering for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend
Passengers are advised to plan ahead over the May Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail works on two major projects to improve the railway.
Network Rail carrying out £70m upgrades over May bank holiday
Britain’s Network Rail is asking passengers to check before they travel ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday, as it prepares to invest £70m on 550 projects to upgrade the railway.
Passengers reminded to ‘travel either side’ of early May bank holiday
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland over the early May bank holiday are being urged to travel either side of the long weekend.