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Passengers are advised to plan ahead as engineering work will affect Christmas trains: preparatory works to start this weekend
Those hoping for a late Christmas getaway are being advised to plan ahead as engineering work is set to impact services, with trains to and from Paddington also disrupted this Sunday (26 November).
Green for go with first electric train for Glasgow-Barrhead line
Network Rail has achieved a significant milestone on the £63.3m Glasgow-Barrhead electrification project with the first electric test train running on the route.
Network Rail, Bloc Group, and Grainger create new Build-to-Rent partnership across Great Britain
Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord with over 10,000 operational rental homes, today announces that it has agreed to enter a partnership with ‘blocwork’, Network Rail’s joint venture with the Bloc Group.
Network Rail begins £1.2m platform works at Giffnock station
Network Rail will shortly begin a £1.2 million programme of work to renew Platform 1 at Giffnock station in East Renfrewshire.
Bigger and better Gatwick Airport station opens to passengers
- New, second concourse and airport entrance doubling the space available to the millions of passengers who use the station each year
- Eight new escalators and five new lifts providing significantly enhanced accessibility as well as four new stairways and widened platforms
- Quicker journey times between Brighton and London on some services.
Rail passengers thanked after seven days of Runcorn bridge upgrades
Over the last week railway engineers worked around the clock to upgrade two railway bridges in Runcorn, helping to protect and preserve them for years to come.
Local school receives a piece of history from engineers working on the restoration of the Barmouth viaduct
Students at Ysgol y Traeth, Barmouth, were visited recently by engineers from Network Rail and representatives from contractors Alun Griffiths and Penny's Group for a school assembly on the ongoing restoration of the iconic Barmouth viaduct.
Network Rail completes key improvements to maintain reliability of the North Downs line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport station
The railway reopened as planned on Saturday morning (18 November) following a seven-day closure during which Network Rail’s team of engineers completed vital reliability upgrades to parts of the line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport station.
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