HS2 begins viaduct deck slide at Wendover Dean, Buckinghamshire
This week, engineers have begun the next stage of constructing HS2’s Wendover Dean Viaduct, above the Misbourne Valley in Buckinghamshire.
Tag: West Coast Main Line
West Coast main line signal upgrade work to disrupt January services
Network Rail will complete work to upgrade signalling on the West Coast main line between Rugeley and Colwich on Sunday 14 and from 20 until 22 Januar…
Aylesbury rail bridge reopens to road traffic after strengthening work
Motorists may now drive along Station Road in Buckinghamshire again, after Network Rail completed repairs to a railway bridge.
Video: Major Christmas upgrades at Lichfield Trent Valley
Network Rail has carried out major improvements at Lichfield Trent Valley station over Christmas which will improve journeys for Cross City line passe…
Video: Virtual reality preserves record of Birmingham power signal box
Network Rail has today (Tuesday 29 December) published 'virtual reality' tours inside Birmingham’s iconic signal box, which enthusiasts can access h…
Avanti West Coast issues festive travel advice
Avanti West Coast has removed all peak-time restrictions over the festive season and is urging its passengers to book in advance.
HS2’s Chiltern tunnels are approaching completion
One of HS2's longest tunnels is 90% complete as giant tunnelling machines reached the Chesham Road intervention shaft, with completion expected next y…
Avanti West Coast employee reaches half a century on railway
Carlisle station’s longest serving member of staff, Brian Farish, has reached the milestone of fifty years’ work on the West Coast Main Line.
Video: Stoke-on-Trent station’s glazing to be replaced and upgraded
Network Rail will soon begin major work to upgrade the glazing at both ends of Stoke-on-Trent station.
Avanti West Coast app for visually-impaired now at three more stations
Three more stations served by Avanti West Coast have installed way-finding technology to assist visually-impaired customers to move around independent…