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Significant progress made on £68million upgrade of the Wherry lines
Key rail works were completed last week (10 – 18 February) on the Norwich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft (Wherry lines) as part of Network Rail’s wider Railway Upgrade Plan.
Railway bridge upgrades completed to prevent future delays for Ely to Kings Lynn passengers
Network Rail carried out a £1m package of strengthening work to a six–span railway bridge between Ely and Littleport last week to enable the smooth running of services and prevent future delays on the line between Ely and Kings Lynn.
Thousands of UK companies are set to benefit from huge new £multi-billion work-bank
Thousands of UK companies are set to benefit as Network Rail starts its advanced procurement for a multi-billion pound investment programme for its next five-year funding period, 2019-2024, Control Period 6 (CP6)
Barns Green level crossing to remain closed for repairs for at least two weeks following tragic incident
Repairs to Barns Green level crossing following Saturday’s tragic incident will mean the crossing remains closed for approximately two to three weeks, with diversions in place for vehicles.
Scotland's railway to benefit from £23m of upgrades this Easter
Network Rail engineers will work around-the-clock this Easter to deliver more than £23m of infrastructure improvements across Scotland’s railway.
Liverpool to stay on the move this summer during the final phase of Lime Street’s major upgrade
Train customers will still be able to travel in and out of Liverpool this summer when the final, major phase of work to upgrade Lime Street station takes place.
Passengers reminded to plan ahead this Easter as Network Rail undertakes £118m upgrade to Britain’s rail network
- Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work
- In Bristol, Network Rail is undertaking the biggest ever re-signalling project
- This work will provide faster and more frequent services to help relieve over-crowding on Britain's railways
Reliability boost for passengers as Network Rail complete £2.7 million bridge replacement in Portsmouth
Passengers are able to travel by rail between Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth & Southsea station again from this morning (Saturday 17th February) after Network Rail successfully replaced a 142-year-old railway bridge with a new 88-tonne British steel structure.
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