Network Rail Easter railway improvements
16 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has announced the extent of railway infrastructure improvements over the Easter period.
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Crossrail to provide new station building at Hayes and Harlington
13 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Hillingdon Council has today given to go ahead for a new station building to be built Hayes and Harlington as part of the Crossrail programme.
Leamington Spa to Banbury line opens three weeks ahead of schedule
13 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The railway line between Leamington Spa and Banbury, which was closed due a 350,000 tonne landslip, has reopened three weeks early.
Siemens awarded Banbury re-signalling contract
16 February 2015 | By Siemens
Siemens Rail Automation has been awarded a £40 million contract by Network Rail to renew life-expired signalling equipment from Leamington Spa to Heyford...
Minding the gap – platform safety to improve as rail industry launches collaborative strategy
12 February 2015 | By Network Rail
Over the past five years rail passengers have stepped on and off trains more than 15 billion times...
Manchester Airport station reopens after work to build a fourth platform is completed
12 February 2015 | By Network Rail
Manchester Airport station has reopened after work to install track and signalling as part of the new fourth platform was completed...
Free Wi-Fi to help rail commuters stay connected
11 February 2015 | By Department for Transport
Rail passengers to benefit from on-board Wi-Fi across England and Wales...
Crossrail 2 recognised by business as top of London’s list for next major infrastructure project
15 January 2015 | By Transport for London
Transport for London has appointed four major consulting groups who will help develop more detailed plans for Crossrail 2, the proposed major new rail line which would deliver much needed extra transport capacity in the capital...
Final phase of Borders Railway track-laying gets underway
14 January 2015 | By Borders Railway
Works to complete the final phase of rail installation for the new Borders Railway route re-started on 12 January following a break over the Christmas and New Year period...
Birmingham New Street station is on track for September 2015 opening
8 January 2015 | By Network Rail
Birmingham’s landmark new station will open in 2015 providing a modern and fitting gateway to the city...
Crossrail’s surface works now one third complete
19 December 2014 | By Crossrail
Work on Crossrail’s surface section in outer London, Berkshire and Essex is now one third complete...
11,000 engineers to work record-breaking Christmas investment programme in the UK
18 December 2014 | By Network Rail
Hundreds of thousands of UK passengers and freight users are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network...
Network Rail publish half-year financial results
28 November 2014 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has published its half-year financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2014...
First Crossrail tracks laid
25 November 2014 | By Crossrail
The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a new bridge in west London...
Railway lines between Bristol stations to be doubled, announces Network Rail
31 October 2014 | By Network Rail
Passengers and businesses in Bristol (UK) are set to benefit from an increase in train and freight services, reduced journey times and a better travelling experience after Network Rail has announced the doubling of the railway lines between the city’s two main stations...
