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Smoother and more reliable journeys for Somerset passengers as new track is installed in Easter upgrade
1+ week, 4+ day ago (325+ words) Tuesday 7 Apr 2026 Rail services through Somerset are back up and running as usual after engineers spent the Easter bank holiday weekend replacing old track, sleepers and ballast at East Somerset Junction, between Westbury and Taunton. Network Rail engineers began work…...
Major rail improvement work between York and Northallerton on both May bank holiday weekends
2+ week, 5+ day ago (429+ words) Monday 30 Mar 2026 Network Rail will carry out a package of major improvement work on the East Coast Main Line between York and Northallerton during May, supporting a more reliable and resilient railway. The programme of engineering work will affect services…...
Railway reopens after major upgrade to improve reliability for passengers in South Wales
3+ week, 5+ day ago (321+ words) Monday 23 Mar 2026 The railway between Newport and Cardiff reopened on Monday 23 March following a week of vital track renewals to support more dependable journeys on the South Wales Main Line. More than 150 engineers and specialist teams from Network Rail, alongside…...
Manchester Piccadilly's first community garden opens to the public
4+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) Friday 20 Mar 2026 Passengers travelling through Manchester Piccadilly will now have a new space to enjoy as the station's first community'garden'opens to the public. The'garden'will now grow into a living, evolving community space, shaped by the people who use it. The…...
Major rail upgrade plans submitted to help unlock new railway stations
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (530+ words) Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 Passengers are closer to benefitting from improved rail services, better connectivity and new stations as Network Rail submits a full business case for major railway upgrades between Cardiff Central and Severn Tunnel Junction." This March, Network Rail Wales…...
New "10m depot unveiled to maintain Manchester's railway for passengers
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (457+ words) Monday 16 Mar 2026 A "10m new rail maintenance depot has been unveiled to keep passenger and freight trains moving smoothly through Greater Manchester. The high-tech facility at Guide Bridge is the new home for over 120 Network Rail staff who work night and…...
New dates added to popular exhibition train tour
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 Time is running out to visit'Inspiration'before tour ends in June" Inspiration'has already visited 44 locations as'it's'travelled thousands of miles from the Scottish Highlands to the south coast.' Created by Railway 200, the train celebrates 200'years since the birth of the…...
Four weeks to go: Passengers in the North West urged to plan ahead of major upgrades this Easter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (115+ words) Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 Passengers'travelling across the'North West'this Easter period have been warned to plan their journeys ahead of time'as major rail improvements'take place. Engineers will be updating track, signalling and overhead lines on a key stretch of the West Coast Main…...
More than nine in ten trains will run as normal this Easter " with engineering works set to take place in Kent and south east London
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) Monday 9 Mar 2026 While most trains will operate as normal over the Easter weekend, essential engineering work will take place in Thanet, between Ashford and Dover, and in south-east London. Passengers'are'urged to'plan ahead'this Easter while essential engineering work takes place across…...
EASTER WEEKEND: Network Rail continues West of England Line improvement works with by renewing track between Yeovil Junction and Honiton
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Friday 6 Mar 2026 Over the Easter weekend, Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April, Network Rail engineers will be replacing the stretch of track on the West of England Line that runs through Seaton Junction, to the west of Axminster. Buses will replace…...