Network Rail has announced the award of 82 framework contracts to deliver design services across the country, worth an estimated £400m for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) and up to £640m including the options to extend the framework into Control Period 7 (2024-2029).

It was a busy Christmas across the rail network in Kent and South East London as Network Rail worked to give passengers more reliable journeys as part of its record £1.25bn South East Upgrade.

Passengers are thanked for their patience after a busy programme of improvement work took place.

Rail passengers in South Wales are benefitting this week from electric services for the first-time following Network Rail’s successful completion of electrification of the railway between Cardiff Central and London Paddington.

Network Rail is reminding passengers that there will be no trains in or out of King’s Cross station for two weekends, as major work takes place as part of the £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade. There are also six further weekends where there will be a reduced service.

Network Rail is reminding passengers that there will be no trains in or out of King’s Cross station for two weekends, as major work takes place as part of the £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade. There are also four further weekends when there will be a reduced service.

People needing step-free access at Stockport station are being urged to plan their journeys this week while specialist electrical repairs are made to a broken-down lift.