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Railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment
Passengers will once again have direct trains between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton from next week after the routes were closed by a major freight train derailment.
Bristol Temple Meads becomes first station in the country to launch audio guide for blind and partially sighted people
Ahead of International Day of Disabled Persons (Saturday 3 December), Network Rail has teamed up with Bristol Sight Loss Council (BSLC) to launch a first-of-its-kind audio guide for Bristol Temple Meads station, to assist blind and partially sighted people with wayfinding.
Ecology measures in place following Highland vegetation work
Network Rail has successfully completed work to clear trees and vegetation on an 8-mile stretch of railway between Evanton and Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands.
Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place to power greener journeys
Over 30 miles of train-powering electric wires are now in place to help deliver cleaner, greener journeys in the future as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Dropping the curtain on silt-risk from Levenmouth scour works
Work is underway on the Levenmouth Rail Link project to protect the future railway from the impact of the adjacent river.
Network Rail thanks residents and motorists as Torbay Road bridge set to be finished before Christmas
- Long-running bridge replacement project due to complete before Christmas
- The bridge will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for up to a week from 11 December for resurfacing
Rail upgrades power ahead in the East Midlands this December
This December, Network Rail is investing in the East Midlands’ railway to bring better stations, more reliable journeys and to power ahead with the Midland Main Line electrification scheme.
Dartmoor Line passes 250,000 journeys on its first anniversary, as rail minister visits to mark official opening of the station building.
Just over a year after the Dartmoor Line reopened to regular passenger trains, journey numbers on the line have passed 250,000 this Monday morning [28 November], with the arrival of an extra special visitor, Rail Minister, Huw Merriman MP, to officially open the renovated station building.
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