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Greater Anglia Class 755422 passes Ufford with an Ipswich-Lowestoft service on January 6. The GA is one of the first franchises that will come up for review. ALAMY.

News

Network Rail Eastern Ordered to Improve Performance

Network Rail Eastern has been ordered to develop an improvement plan by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) following a significant rise in delays across the region

Network Rail 28 Oct

Network Rail and Transport for Wales teams separating the two 158 units at Talerddig after Monday's crash

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Reopening date for Cambrian Line announced as trains involved in collision are removed

Train services are due to resume along the Cambrian Line on Monday following this week's crash between Talerddig and Llanbrynmair

Transport for Wales 25 Oct

The two Class 158 units after colliding between Talerddig and Llanbrynmair. Photo by Dan Jones

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'Safety is my top priority': Louise Haigh vows to learn from mid-Wales train crash

Rail industry leaders have expressed their sympathy after a man in his 60s died following Monday's train crash between Talerddig and Llanbrynmair

crash 23 Oct

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Network Rail confirms the closure of Deepcar branch

The Deepcar freight-only branch in north Sheffield is no longer in use after Network Rail mothballed the line from September 29.

Deepcar 23 Oct

A 3D image of the new platform at Salford Crescent taken from the existing platform

News

Weekend closures for Salford Crescent station in 2025 while new platform is built

Network Rail is to close Salford Crescent on seven occasions next year while a new platform is constructed

Greater Manchester 21 Oct

News

Signal cable fire closes East Coast Main Line

There were major delays on the East Coast Main Line after a fire in signalling cabling near Stevenage on October 9.

rail 10 Oct

Eurostar power car at Doncaster Rail College

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Network Rail to reopen Doncaster rail college

The former National College for High Speed Rail is to reopen as a Network Rail Training Centre.

rail 7 Oct

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Island Line reopens

The railway on the Isle of Wight has reopened after a month-long closure.

rail 7 Oct

Huge crowds at London Euston railway station concourse looking at the departure boards. London, England. ALAMY.

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Passengers are in danger at London Euston, says watchdog

Passengers using London’s Euston station are being put in danger by high levels of overcrowding, according to London TravelWatch.

rail 7 Oct

South Western Railway 159009 and 158885 arrive at Overton on April 18 with the 0640 Exeter St Davids-Basingstoke. The operator is exploring options for sections of third-rail electrification along the route. PAUL BIGGS.

News

Discontinuous third-rail idea for West of England line

‘Islands’ of third-rail electric power are being assessed for the West of England line between Basingstoke and Exeter.

Electrification 30 Sept

Network Rail workers on Wales and Western Region. NETWORK RAIL.

News

ORR accepts NR Wales and Western Region's Improvement Plan

The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has approved Network Rail’s plan to improve train performance across the Wales and Western England region.

Network Rail 27 Sept

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NR attends to tree hazards at Widnes

Network Rail will begin essential woodland management work in Cheshire this September.

Network Rail 26 Sept

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Long-running rail dispute is over

Rail staff in the RMT union have voted to accept pay offers from train operating companies (TOCs) and Network Rail.

rail 25 Sept

News

You can name an NR leafbuster train

Network Rail has launched a publicity campaign ahead of the autumn leaf-clearing season, inviting people to think up a name for one of its ‘leafbuster’ trains.

Network Rail 25 Sept

News

Ore tunnel to close for repairs

The railway line between Hastings and Rye will close from Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November for major repairs in the Ore tunnel.

rail 20 Sept

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End of Fawley reopening plans

The Department for Transport has confirmed the end of proposals to reopen the Fawley branch alongside Southampton Water, also known as the Waterside Line.

rail 17 Sept

Feature

NRA Safety Achievement of the Year 2024: Network Rail with Loccioni

Safety Achievement of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024 went to Network Rail partnered with Loccioni for the FELIX Automated Measurement Trolley.

Health and wellbeing 16 Sept

Weather extremities are “getting more severe and inpactful on the railway”, says Network Rail. A landslip causes trees to fall and block the line near Scunthorpe in May. NETWORK RAIL.

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Network Rail cites weather as a key cause for an increase in delays

Rail delays relating to weather are now the highest on record, according to Network Rail.

Weather 16 Sept

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Grand Central Class 180 reaches 125mph in ETCS test on ECML

Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.

ETCS 10 Sept

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AV Dawson buys freight yard as Network Rail sells land packages

Port of Middlesbrough owner and operator AV Dawson has been granted clearance to take ownership of the railway goods yard.

Freight 6 Sept