New Transport for Wales Class 197 trains begin testing
Testing for the brand new Class 197 trains for the Wales and Borders network has begun,
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Step-free access for South Gloucestershire railway station
Patchway railway station in South Gloucestershire now has step-free access after work was carried out following the electrification of the railway.
125th year of operation for the Snowdon Mountain Railway as services resume after lockdown
Tomorrow (Saturday 22nd May) the Snowdon Mountain Railway will reopen to passengers after lockdown restrictions ease in Wales
Two Kent railway bridges on the same route set to be replaced next month
Next month, work to replace two railway bridges in Thanet, Kent will be carried out by Network Rail.
Malton railway station upgrade works begin
Train operator Transpennine Express has announced that work has begun on improvements to Malton railway station.
Railway stations in Hertfordshire and Sussex mapped for blind and partially sighted passengers
New tactile maps have been installed at railway stations in Hertfordshire and Sussex to help blind and partially sighted passengers.
Bat boxes installed as work progresses on Levenmouth Rail Link
Network Rail and the Forth Rivers Trust have worked together to install new bat boxes along the corridor of the new Levenmouth Rail link.
£5.8m ‘Access for All’ improvement scheme begins at Chatham railway station
Work on step-free access at Chatham railway station in Kent has begun as part of a £5.8 m project of improvements at the station.
New platform at Upper Halliford, Surrey, means changes to trains from London Waterloo
From next week (Monday 17th May), train services at Upper Halliford railway station will be affected by work to install a new platform.
Time-lapse video released of Workington railway bridge demolition and replacement
Network Rail have released time-lapse footage of the bridge replacement works recently carried out at the Port of Workington in Cumbria.