North West & Central news
Track upgrades and CrossCountry strikes this August bank holiday
Journeys through Birmingham will be severely impacted this Bank Holiday due to essential track work and industrial action by CrossCountry.
Staffordshire railway cutting secured through National Trust parkland
Network Rail has completed a vital programme of stabilisation work at Little Haywood cutting, located within the Shugborough Estate and Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the railway for passengers and freight services.
Huge steel beams arrive for railway bridge renewal over M6 in Penrith
Major sections of a replacement railway bridge which will take the West Coast Main Line over the M6 are arriving on site ahead of its complete overhaul next year.
Safety staff patrolling Midlands stations to help keep trains moving
Station safety teams are being used in the West Midlands to help resolve issues before they can delay passengers' journeys.
Greek Street bridge - out with the old, now it’s in with the new in Stockport
A 67-year-old railway bridge carrying a roundabout over the West Coast Main Line in Stockport has been successfully removed in the first week of its major £20m replacement.
Whitehaven tunnel to remain closed but trains now running north
Cumbrian Coast Line passengers will see trains reinstated north of Whitehaven after the recent closure of a railway tunnel on the route.
Passengers thanked as Lichfield to Birmingham line reopens
The Cross City north line between Lichfield and Birmingham has fully reopened after a seven day closure for maintenance and improvement work.
Surveys result in closure of railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle
Cumbrian Coast Line passengers are being advised the railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle will remain closed after recent surveys.
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