North West & Central news
Old gives birth to the new as iconic railway bridge completes
- Iconic new bridge connects Manchester’s three main stations for the first time
- Old gives birth to the new at the birthplace of modern intercity railways
- Rail Minister completes Great North Rail Project showpiece
Garden in Oldbury school transformed by Network Rail volunteers
A special school in Oldbury is thrilled to be benefiting from volunteers from Network Rail who have transformed their school grounds.
Railway neighbours invited to find out more about £1.8m investment in historic Wyre Viaduct
Residents living near the Wyre railway viaduct between Preston and Lancaster are invited to a drop-in event next week to find out more about upgrade work to the historic structure.
One week until Blackpool's railway revolution begins
With one week to go, passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys as 19 weeks of work gets underway to help transform the railway between Blackpool and Preston.
Orange army use cost-saving Japanese method to stabilise railway
Dramatic time-lapse footage emerged today of a 12-week Network Rail scheme to stabilise half a mile of subsiding embankment beneath the Chiltern main line in Buckinghamshire.
Shocking footage shows why lorry drivers need to know the height of their vehicles
Video footage released today shows a lorry smashing into a Cheshire railway bridge - the very thing Network Rail's 'What the truck' campaign aims to combat.
Lichfield railway bridge named as sixth most bashed in Britain
A bridge in Lichfield is the sixth most lorry-bashed in Britain, Network Rail revealed today.
New campaign to target bridge bashes in Greater Manchester
Network Rail today called for lorry drivers across Greater Manchester to know the height of their vehicles to avoid crashing into railway bridges and causing hours of delays to train passengers.
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