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Network Rail engineers begin work to try to stop further damage at Dawlish
Engineers have been working through the night at Dawlish, Devon, to shore up a seriously damaged section of sea wall before another Atlantic storm system arrives on Saturday.
National train performance for period 11 is 89% despite severe storms
A second month of severe storms and the wettest January on record tested the rail industry’s resilience during a difficult period 11.
Cambrian Coast Railway - Update
Network Rail is planning to re-open the section of Cambrian Coast railway between Dovey Junction and Barmouth next week.
Engineers working to shore up damaged railway at Dawlish as weekend storm approaches
Network Rail engineers are today starting work to try and prevent any further damage to the railway at Dawlish in Devon as another Atlantic storm system is forecast to hit the south-west of England on Saturday.
Network Rail signs five-year haulage agreement with five suppliers
Network Rail’s National Delivery Service (NDS) has signed a contract with five suppliers to provide haulage for the company’s fleet of engineering trains in control period 5 (2014-2019).
Network Rail reopens Dorking-Horsham railway five days ahead of schedule
After more than a month’s work by Network Rail engineers and contractor BAM Nuttall, the landslip at Ockley has been repaired five days ahead of schedule.
Direct rail link from the west to Heathrow could be in place by 2021
Network Rail has laid out its proposals, as tasked by the Government in summer 2012, for a new rail link from the Great Western main line to London Heathrow airport.
Engineers working to restore rail services in Devon and Cornwall
The railway between Exeter and Penzance is currently shut after damage at several locations caused by storm force winds, heavy seas and flooding.
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