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Mine remediation works for Falkirk High station
Network Rail will shortly begin mining remediation work at Falkirk High Station in preparation for the extension of the station’s platforms.
Delivering a lesson in level crossing safety
Network Rail is delivering a level crossing lesson to new students as it is revealed that more than 2,000 young people have been involved in a near miss with a train at a level crossing in the past five years, with seven tragic fatalities. The lesson comes as thousands of young people embark on new educational journeys at colleges and universities all over the country.
Residents invited to learn more about plans to replace Chandler’s Ford footpath level crossing
Network Rail will be holding a drop-in session on Saturday October 10 to show residents plans to replace the Chandler’s Ford footpath level crossing with a stepped footbridge.
Work to rebuild Walsall’s Park Street bridge gets under way as part of electrification programme
Network Rail will start work this week to rebuild Park Street bridge in Walsall as the electrification of the Chase Line continues.
Fans and passengers given train travel tips ahead of Manchester’s big rugby weekend
Nearly 140,000 fans, many travelling by train, will descend on Manchester this Saturday (10 October) for the Super League Grand Final and England’s last 2015 Rugby World Cup match.
Edinburgh-Glasgow electrification work set to begin
Engineers will start to install overhead power cables on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line this month (October) as work to electrify the route in 2016 gathers pace.
Making tracks at Norton Bridge
New railway track is being laid at Norton Bridge using a specialist machine in the latest stage of Network Rail’s £250m Stafford area improvement work.
TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification works to resume
Commenting on the news from the Department for Transport, Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy said:
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