North West & Central news
Station repairs and track upgrades in the North West this Christmas
Hundreds of rail engineers will make improvements to key rail routes in the North West this Christmas to improve future journeys for passengers and freight.
Airborne bridges and railway revamps in the Midlands this Christmas
Major upgrades to the railway this Christmas and New Year will see a new platform bridge lifted in Lichfield, vital trackside equipment upgraded in Birmingham and work continuing on HS2.
Railway upgrade Christmas and New Year travel advice for passengers
Rail passengers in Network Rail’s North West and Central region will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2024 thanks to upgrade and maintenance work taking place this Christmas and New Year.
Monkey business! Lost toddler’s toy returned after 600-mile rail adventure
A mother has thanked railway staff after her three-year-old’s cuddly toy monkey was lost and ended up on a 600-mile railway adventure even Paddington Bear would be proud of.
Rail passengers thanked after seven days of Runcorn bridge upgrades
Over the last week railway engineers worked around the clock to upgrade two railway bridges in Runcorn, helping to protect and preserve them for years to come.
Vital Runcorn bridge upgrades bring changes to rail journeys this week
Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys between Chester, Warrington and Manchester and Liverpool via Runcorn this week due to essential bridge repairs.
Whitehaven railway tunnel testing to seek source of mystery orange water
Tests are underway by rail engineers to find out how a mystery orange coloured water is entering a railway tunnel on the Cumbrian Coast line.
Passengers to ‘think in threes’ during 2023 Manchester Christmas markets
Passengers using Manchester Piccadilly station are being urged to ‘think in threes’ as the Christmas markets return to the city.
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