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Network Rail’s £4bn train control systems framework to revolutionise signalling across Britain
From Carlisle to Brighton, Network Rail’s £4bn, 10-year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with modern equipment bringing greater reliability across the country through a mixture of traditional signalling and digital control.
£45bn rail improvement plan puts climate change firmly in its sights
Network Rail today announced the start of its five-year, £45.4bn* rail improvement plan aimed at delivering a simpler, better, greener railway that provides the best level of train performance possible and that’s more geared-up than ever before to cope with the extremes of climate change.
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Community invited to drop-in events ahead of Levenmouth rail link opening
Network Rail is inviting people to attend three community drop-in events ahead of the opening of the Levenmouth rail link.
Vital upgrades to the railway in Lincolnshire and Humberside to result in changes to train services in April
Network Rail teams will be working overnight across a weekend in April to carry out essential engineering work to the railway in Lincolnshire and Humberside.
Significant progress made in recovery after train derailment in Grange-over-Sands.
Network Rail engineers have successfully repaired the embankment as part of a complex operation to recover the railway after a train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on Friday 22 March 2024.
Vital bridge replacement means no trains on Liverpool Street – Chingford line for 16 consecutive days this summer
Trains will not be able to run for 16 straight days while Network Rail delivers a critical stage of a bridge replacement project between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 4 August.
Step in the right direction for Anniesland accessibility project
Work is progressing well in the £4m project to provide step-free access at Anniesland station in Glasgow.
Local musicians given new platform to showcase talents as busking launched at Leeds railway station
Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences as Network Rail launches a busking spot at the city’s railway station.
Scotland’s Railway gets climate ready
Scotland’s Railway has today (Wednesday, April 17) published its Climate Ready Plan which sets out how the nation’s railways will respond to the challenges of our changing climate over the next five years and beyond.
Work progressing well on Glasgow viaduct refurbishment
The first phase of a £2.5m investment to improve three railway bridges in Glasgow’s West End is complete.