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Railway between Rainham and Sittingbourne reopened as Network Rail completes landslip repairs

Work to repair a landslip at Newington in Kent has been completed by Network Rail Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington has been completed by Network Rail, allowing the railway to reopen between Rainham and Sittingbourne, which had...

Recycled plastic sleepers laid in historic Perthshire railway tunnel

A 175-year-old Perthshire railway tunnel has been given a new lease of life in a £6 million project delivered by Network Rail. Trains travelling through Moncrieffe tunnel, south of Perth, will now be running on rails supported by recycled plastic...

HS2’s TBM ‘Florence’ breaks through at end of longest tunnel

HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine broke through yesterday (28 February) at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the ambitious new rail project. The enormous 2,000 tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named...

Major engineering work completed at UK’s only sliding bridge

Network Rail engineers have completed a mammoth nine-day programme of engineering work at the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe. Teams have worked around the clock since midnight on Saturday 17 February until the early hours of...

HS2 launches third giant tunnelling machine under capital

HS2’s London tunnels programme passed a major milestone as the third tunnel boring machine (TBM) being used as part of the project was launched. TBM Emily, named after Emily Sophia Taylor who helped establish the Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1937...

West Midlands Mayor opens new region-wide college rail training academy

Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, has officially opened a new region-wide rail training academy designed to support hundreds of new training and employment opportunities for local people in the sector. The Transport, Rail and Infrastructure Academy (TRIA), which...

Important weekend engineering work in March to keep trains running safely and reliably

Passengers are being encouraged to check before travelling as planned weekend engineering work in March will affect services between Norwich and Ipswich, and between Ipswich and Cambridge/Ely. Engineering work, and general maintenance is planned to take place on the mainline...

Work under way to move over 2,500 tonnes of soil at Baildon landslip

Network Rail engineers are working to remove more than 2,500 tonnes of soil at the site of a landslip in Baildon as efforts continue to reinstate train services in the area. Teams have been on site for over 10 days...

Network Rail engineers begin work to reinstate train service after landslip in Baildon

Network Rail teams are working around the clock at the site of a landslip in Baildon to reinstate train services as quickly as possible. Engineers have been on site since Monday 5 February after reports of cracks in an cutting...

HS2 contractors demolish M42 bridge

Contractors working for HS2 have removed a 4,000 tonne bridge over the M42 to make way for the construction of the new high speed line across the motorway near the Interchange Station construction site in Solihull. A team of 20...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...