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REMINDER: Week of engineering work starts this Saturday meaning brand-new track and better journeys on the way to the Heart of Wessex Line between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth
This weekend, Network Rail engineers will be working around the clock to replace around one mile of old 1950s-style track between Maiden Newton and Chetnole in Cattistock on the Heart of Wessex line.
Wayne’s World – Network Rail signaller cycles through Europe to raise funds for Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay
For one week this September, Network Rail signaller Wayne Dixon, based in Exeter, will be swapping trains for two wheels as he takes up the challenge of a 359-mile sponsored cycle ride, raising money for Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay.
Passengers warned to only travel by train if absolutely necessary on 1, 5 and 8 October amid coordinated strike action
- With the RMT, Aslef and TSSA coordinating strike action on Saturday 1 October, only around 11% of services will operate, and in some parts of the country there will be no trains at all
- Train drivers at 14 operators are also walking out on Wednesday 5 October, meaning disruption for passengers on those routes
- The RMT is then staging another walkout on Saturday 8 October
- Special timetables for 1 and 5 October will be published on National Rail Enquiries next week, while the timetable for 8 October will be published early the following week (w/c 3 October)
- With trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual, passengers are asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary. Those who must travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their last train will depart
Work to preserve and improve the Island Line's historic Ryde Pier to begin this autumn
Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) are set to begin a complex programme of vital maintenance and improvements on Ryde Pier, to keep trains on the Isle of Wight running long into the future.
Repairs planned for Stevenage after overhead wire damage
Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.
Update: swing bridge work in East Anglia to take place this autumn
Network Rail will start work to upgrade electrical and mechanical systems inside three swing bridges this autumn, including for nine consecutive days in late October.
Successful completion of ETCS testing for Class 43 train
Another milestone has been achieved in the Government funded East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) with the successful completion of testing with digital signalling for Class 43 power cars forming part of Network Rail’s New Measurement Train.
Weathering the storm: flood devastated stretch of mid-Wales railway more resilient than ever with new 10,000 tonne ‘rock armour’ defence
A multi-million-pound resilience project has been successfully delivered on the Cambrian Line, making passengers’ journeys more reliable in future.
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