Network Rail successfully re-installed the footbridge linking platforms six and nine at Stirling station this holiday weekend.

The railway line between Newbury in Berkshire and Westbury in Wiltshire reopened early this morning, Tuesday 7 May, after Network Rail successfully replaced a 120-year-old bridge which carries the line over the River Kennet.

Passengers are benefiting from better, more reliable journeys on the West Coast main line between Euston and Carlisle, after May Day bank holiday engineering work was completed on time.

Passengers are set to benefit following major upgrades to the region’s rail network over the early May bank holiday, as all of the projects across Anglia were delivered on time. 

Passengers, businesses and residents from across Sussex, South London and further afield have overwhelmingly come out in support for Network Rail’s proposals to unblock the railway bottleneck at Croydon.

Network Rail is urging passengers in Bedfordshire to plan ahead as the latest stage of the Midland Main Line Upgrade takes place this weekend.

Network Rail is urging passengers in Northamptonshire to plan ahead as the latest stage of the Midland Main Line Upgrade takes place this weekend.

Passengers planning a getaway this bank holiday weekend are reminded to check before they travel as Network Rail will be replacing a bridge at Barnard’s Lock near Newbury in Berkshire which will help speed up journeys.