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All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
Network Rail reveals a bridge is struck every five hours, naming Britain’s most-bashed bridges and urging drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’
- 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
- Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes
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All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
Plan ahead: Changes to train timetables from Sunday 14 December
The rail industry is reminding passengers to plan ahead for the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade, as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network, from Sunday 14 December.
Ravensthorpe station closure: brand-new station to open in 2028
From Sunday 14 December, Ravensthorpe station will close until summer 2028 to facilitate Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) work on a new, modernised station 200m west of the current location.
East Kilbride-Glasgow line goes electric after £144m transformation
Passengers travelling between East Kilbride and Glasgow will benefit from a cleaner, quieter and more reliable railway from this weekend as electric trains begin operating on the route.
High-tech trial about to begin at Britain’s second most bashed bridge
Harlaxton Road bridge in Grantham has become the country’s second most struck bridge – underlining just why Network Rail has selected the structure for a high-tech trial aimed at reducing delays and costs.
Network Rail reveals a bridge is struck every five hours, naming Britain’s most-bashed bridges and urging drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’
- 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
- Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes