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Major signalling upgrade in South West Wales will see railway operations move to our centralised control centre in Port Talbot
Phase two of the Port Talbot West resignalling project starts this month, with commissioning in November, bringing a safer, more reliable railway - with some planned rail and road closures needed to complete the work safely.
Darlington power upgrade marks milestone in £140m station project
Power supply upgrades have been completed as work progresses on Darlington station’s £140m transformational expansion project.
Batley station car park to temporarily close as part of major rail upgrade
Batley station car park will close from 22 September until Summer 2026 to facilitate major upgrade work as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Historic High Peak viaduct’s freight future secured after £7.5m upgrade
Major improvements to an historic railway viaduct in the Peak District are complete securing its future for freight trains serving four major quarries in Derbyshire.
Reminder: East Midlands services affected by rail renewal work this Saturday
Passengers are reminded that rail renewal by Network Rail will affect some journeys this Saturday (20 September).
‘Giant’ strides: halfway mark reached in Huddersfield station closure
Two strong teams have come together to mark the halfway point of 30 days of intense rail upgrade works that will give passengers better journeys, with players from Rugby League side Huddersfield Giants joining TRU as the midway point of activity has been reached.
STARTING SUNDAY: North Downs Line between Guildford and Reigate to close for two weeks in September with buses replacing trains.
Buses will replace trains between Guildford, Reigate and Gatwick Airport for two weeks, commencing Sunday 14 September through Saturday 27 September, due to critical signalling and level crossing upgrades.
Successful testing of Azuma in-cab digital signalling is a masterplan milestone
Testing at speed of digital in-cab signalling has been successfully completed for the train which provides the largest inter-city fleet on the East Coast Main Line.