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LANDSLIP AFFECTS TRAIN SERVICES TO WESTBURY

Monday 26 Jan 2009
£10M BRINGS RAIL IMPROVEMENT TO DEVON PASSENGERS: Railway track in Marley down tunnel will be renewed

£10M BRINGS RAIL IMPROVEMENT TO DEVON PASSENGERS

Friday 16 Jan 2009
The railway line between Exeter – Plymouth is set to become more reliable to passengers. A series of improvements will be made to six separate sections on the Devon line, starting with more than two weeks of intensive work at the Marley Tunnel, Dawlish sea cliff and Plymouth station in January.
DISUSED GWUAN-CAE-GURWEN BRANCH LINE GETS READY FOR FREIGHT: Trespasser on the GCG branch line

DISUSED GWUAN-CAE-GURWEN BRANCH LINE GETS READY FOR FREIGHT

Monday 12 Jan 2009
The scheme to bring the disused Gwuan-Cae-Gurwen (GCG) railway line back into use as a working freight line has entered a vital stage with the line coming into operation, starting with test trains running today.
RAIL RELIEF FOR TAUNTON SERVICES: Engineers bringing Taunton relief lines up to speed

RAIL RELIEF FOR TAUNTON SERVICES

Friday 9 Jan 2009
A £750K scheme funded by Network Rail to improve train service performance in the Taunton area is now complete. The enhancement of the relief line between Norton Fitzwarren Junction and Taunton station will improve train movements and reduce delays in the Taunton area.
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NEW TIMETABLE MEANS NEW SERVICES FOR NORTH WALES

Sunday 14 Dec 2008
NETWORK RAIL APPLAUDES RAIL FORWARD PROGRAMME FOR WALES: Number of rail users to grow by 31% in 2019

NETWORK RAIL APPLAUDES RAIL FORWARD PROGRAMME FOR WALES

Tuesday 2 Dec 2008

The Welsh Assembly Government has announced today a rail forward programme to create a more unified, prosperous and greener Wales. The programme, which is announced by the Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones, sets out the proposed improvements to be made to the railway infrastructure from now to 2014 and beyond.

THUMBS UP FOR REDEVELOPING READING RAILWAY : Passenger trains approaching Reading station

THUMBS UP FOR REDEVELOPING READING RAILWAY

Monday 1 Dec 2008

Reading residents and rail users have shown their support for the Reading rail re-modelling scheme. Over 2,000 people took part in Network Rail’s consultation on redeveloping the railway at Reading and 95% of the comments received supported the proposals or requested further detail.

A MILLION HOURS SIGNAL RAIL PROGRESS ON SOUTH WALES SCHEME: Port Talbot East Resignalling project

A MILLION HOURS SIGNAL RAIL PROGRESS ON SOUTH WALES SCHEME

Tuesday 25 Nov 2008

More than £150m will be invested into the next vital phase of the South Wales re-signalling scheme over the next 24 months. A massive programme of work will start early next year to improve the reliability of the rail infrastructure in the Newport area, while the last phase of constructing the South Wales control centre (in Cardiff) gets underway.

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