Rail Minister, Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, today saw the old and the new working in harmony at rail sites in York.

Another track record was broken over Christmas when Network Rail’s track renewal system enjoyed a rare period of unbroken work on the West Coast main line.

Speeds on part of the West Coast main line will be returning to 100mph after Network Rail and its contractors replaced the railway through a tunnel.

Punctuality on the railways reached 88.2% during Period 10, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail.

Network Rail has awarded EDF Energy a ten-year deal for the supply of low carbon electricity to power Britain’s growing electrified rail network.

Network Rail has begun work on a £45m project to upgrade the railway route and infrastructure between Swindon and Gloucester via Kemble and Stroud.

Passengers using Birmingham New Street will soon see the first major changes to the station in over 40 years when the huge project to redevelop the station reaches the half way point this April..

The Industry Strategic Business Plans (ISBP) published today brings the rail industry together in setting out a vison for the future of Britain’s railways. Under the leadership of the Rail Delivery Group the ISBPs set out how the industry will increase rail’s contribution to Great Britain’s economic, social and environmental welfare.