North West & Central news
A better railway for passengers as Commonwealth Games excitement builds
Passengers travelling on the Chiltern main line between Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street have a more reliable railway after work was completed ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Euston passengers urged to check last trains before Saturday strikes
- Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
- Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
- Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries
Strike action to close Birmingham New Street at 7pm this Saturday
- Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
- Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
- Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries
Strike action to close Liverpool Lime Street at 7pm this Saturday
- Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
- Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
- Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries
Strike action to close Manchester Piccadilly at 7pm this Saturday
- Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
- Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
- Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries
New hi-tech weather stations closely monitoring heatwave on the railway
A network of new hi-tech weather stations are in action for this first time during hot weather to reduce rail delays on the West Coast main line, and rail routes in the West Midlands and North West.
Manchester 21st century signalling overhaul completed over Jubilee
- Network Rail is thanking passengers for using alternative journeys into Manchester over the recent Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
- 450 railway engineers completed a major signalling overhaul to modernise journeys into the city as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade
- This will allow for faster line speeds towards Manchester Victoria meaning more reliable journeys for passengers now and enabling faster journeys in future
Birmingham New Street station signalling system goes digital
Work to overhaul the signalling system at Britain’s busiest interchange station has reached a major milestone.
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