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Snowy weather this weekend: passengers advised to check before they travel
Rail passengers travelling in the North West, West Midlands and on the West Coast Main Line between London and Scotland are advised to check before they travel this weekend as heavy snowfall is ...
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New digital era dawns for train traffic control through Crewe
Passenger and freight trains are now benefitting from a once in a generation overhaul of the signalling system serving one of Britain’s busiest railway junctions. Network Rail’s £190m investment in ...
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Manchester Piccadilly travelator closed for urgent repairs
Passengers travelling through Manchester Piccadilly’s platforms 13 and 14 are being advised of work to repair one of the travelators. The work means that from Monday 6 January, one travelator will be ...
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Two weekends of journey changes between London Marylebone and Birmingham
Passengers who travel on the Chiltern main line between London Marylebone and Birmingham are being warned of two consecutive weekends of journey changes which start this weekend. Chiltern Railways ...
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Railway’s 200th anniversary is on track for a bumper year
Royal Mint unveils commemorative rail coin Global launch of year-long bicentenary programme Railway 200 celebrates British invention that shaped the world 100+ events planned so far across UK The ...
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Passengers thanked during unprecedented New Year’s Day flooding
Passengers are being thanked for their understanding after flooding caused by heavy rainfall affected rail services on New Year’s Day. Railway workers have been attending sites across the region to ...
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Safety warning as new electric power lines go live between Wigan and Bolton
People living near the railway and passengers travelling between Wigan and Bolton are being warned that newly-installed 25,000-volt electric power lines are now permanently live. This morning ...
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Rotherham Central station closure amid danger of flooding
Passengers are warned of severe disruption as Network Rail takes proactive steps in the face of flooding forecasts. Rotherham Central will be closed from 10pm tonight (Tuesday 31 December), with ...
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Network Rail employees named in New Year Honours list
Four Network Rail employees have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in HM The King’s New Year Honours list announced today. Kathleen O’Malley, Project Manager in Network Rail’s ...
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Network Rail apologises to passengers for delays following cable vandalism in Liverpool
Passengers on the Merseyrail network were disrupted on Sunday 29 December following a senseless act of vandalism which caused delays and cancellations affecting hundreds of passengers. An outage in ...
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Essential track upgrades to affect London train journeys in Sheffield area in January
Network Rail is carrying out significant track improvements from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January to enhance the reliability of future journeys. Passengers are urged to check before they travel as the ...
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ONE MONTH TO GO: Vital engineering work near Shalford, Surrey to close North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport
From Saturday 1 February to Sunday 16 February, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Gatwick Airport while Network Rail engineers complete a number of critical upgrades on the North Downs ...