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Two weeks to go: Reliability improvements set to continue this October on the railway between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth
From Monday 16 to Friday 20 October, buses will replace Great Western Railway (GWR) trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth while Network Rail engineers carry out work to bring smoother and more reliable journeys on the Heart of Wessex line.
Drones and leaf busting trains keeping rail routes clear this autumn
A special fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the West Midlands, West Coast and Chiltern main lines this autumn.
Autumn leaf blasting trains now keeping North West rail routes clear
A fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains are now blasting leaves off the line to help keep rail passengers and freight moving across the North West this autumn.
Network Rail celebrates World Habitat Day with biodiversity bonanza for rare butterfly
This World Habitat Day (Monday 2 October), Network Rail is celebrating a partnership with Natural England and Somerset Wildlife Trust that’s working to restore and enhance the habitat for a rare butterfly, the Large Blue, at Welham Cutting in Somerset.
Network Rail delivers £34m investment of bridge protection works
Network Rail and its contractor Story have completed a £34m programme of works to protect a number of bridges across Scotland’s Railway.
Network Rail reveals plans to provide step-free access at Uddingston station
Network Rail plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Uddingston station by constructing a new footbridge and lift system.
Network Rail thanks passengers after work in 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel is completed between Hereford and Shrewsbury
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding today after the completion of work to renew the track inside the historic Dinmore Tunnel on the Marches line.
Network Rail and Freightliner open a brand-new operational training academy in Doncaster
On 27th September 2023, Network Rail and Freightliner hosted industry leaders to celebrate the official opening of its second Operational Training Academy, located in Doncaster Frenchgate Centre. The Operational Training Academy will prepare Freightliner’s freight train drivers for the introduction of in-cab digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line - South.
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