North West & Central news
North Yorkshire bridge renewals mean changes for passengers from this weekend
Multi-million pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire from this weekend to make the railway more reliable for passengers and freight.
Passengers warned of railway closure as historic Todmorden bridge work starts
Passengers in the Calder Valley are being urged to check before they travel from this weekend when essential maintenance starts on an 180-year-old viaduct designed by railway pioneer George Stephenson.
Super-fast graffiti cover up in £500k Midlands and Chiltern railway crackdown
Graffiti on the railway is being targeted across the West Midlands and Chilterns area to improve its appearance for passengers and people who live and work nearby.
Graffiti hotspots targeted in major railway cleanup on Merseyside
Unsightly graffiti in Southport is being removed as part of Network Rail’s war on railway vandalism.
Exhibition opens into race relations railwayman’s fight for workplace equality
An exhibition has opened for passengers at London Euston explaining the fight of a pioneer for race equality who overturned a racist recruitment policy at the station in the 1960s.
West Coast main line protected as Cumbrian river restored back to its original course
Rail passengers and wildlife are being protected by major work to restore a river which runs next to the West Coast main line in Cumbria.
Rail industry cares for community garden in Staffordshire village of Hixon
Volunteers from the rail industry have repaired a memorial garden honouring the victims of a level crossing accident on the West Coast main line more than 50 years ago.
Safe storage for Stephenson statue during Euston’s HS2 transformation
A Grade-II listed statue of railway pioneer Robert Stephenson has been removed and put into safe storage while Euston station undergoes its major HS2 redevelopment.
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