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    Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 2 min

    Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site

    Complex work is underway to decommission railway lines and train depots to make way for a billion pound rail interchange at Old Oak Commo...
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    Longer Platform 4 at Swansea
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 3 min

    Longer Platform 4 at Swansea

    Construction of a new, longer platform 4 at Swansea station is underway, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the o...
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    Superfast UpGrade at Stourbridge
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 2 min

    Superfast UpGrade at Stourbridge

    Journeys on Stourbridge’s unique 'people mover' will soon be much smoother for passengers after a week-long upgrade of its railway line. ...
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    New MD for Network Rail's Wales & Western Region
    rodneypitt9
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    New MD for Network Rail's Wales & Western Region

    Network Rail has announced that Michelle Handforth has been appointed as the new managing director for the Wales & Western region. Michel...
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    rodneypitt9
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    Chiltern Main Line Improvements

    Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works together to build back better aft...
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    Modular Wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure Services
    rodneypitt9
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Modular Wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure Services

    GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Wascosa have unveiled a new partnership to supply innovative modular wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure services...
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    rodneypitt9
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    More trains for leisure and a new name for Network Rail?

    According to a report in Rail News, the chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy has predicted that leisure and holiday travel by train i...
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    A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!
    rodneypitt9
    • 4 days ago
    • 3 min

    A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!

    In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge us...
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    Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence
    rodneypitt9
    • 5 days ago
    • 4 min

    Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence

    Network Rail remains committed to being easier to engage with, agile, and an efficient and dependable partner, and has created the Rail I...
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    Railways Set For Work As Lockdown Continues
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 1 min

    Railways Set For Work As Lockdown Continues

    MORE than 6km of railway track is being replaced across the West Midlands as the rail industry looks to recover from the pandemic. Networ...
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    Stourbridge Dasher to Brierley Hill and the Metro?
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    Stourbridge Dasher to Brierley Hill and the Metro?

    Stourbridge's MP and the West Midlands Mayor have announced plans for a multi-million pound bid for a new passenger train service from St...
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    Network Rail gives ‘Heart of Wessex’ line some TLC
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    Network Rail gives ‘Heart of Wessex’ line some TLC

    Vital maintenance between Dorchester West and Castle Cary Passengers travelling on the line between Bristol and Weymouth can look forward...
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    Plans Submitted for Rockfall Shelter Extension in Devon
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 3 min

    Plans Submitted for Rockfall Shelter Extension in Devon

    An artist's impression of the proposed shelter Network Rail has submitted plans to Teignbridge District Council to extend an existing roc...
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    West Midlands Railway Makeover for Popular Branch Line
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    West Midlands Railway Makeover for Popular Branch Line

    (West Midlands Railway) One of the best-loved train services in the West Midlands – the Stourbridge Town branch line – is getting a makeo...
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    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 8
    • 2 min

    Huge £3m track upgrade in Cornwall complete

    The biggest track investment in Cornwall since the 1950s has been completed by Network Rail. Over the past five weeks, the track has been...
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    Dawlish: New Wall Working Well
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 8
    • 4 min

    Dawlish: New Wall Working Well

    The completed first section of new sea wall effectively deflecting waves back out to sea Following the Government’s commitment to spend £...
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    Rail is Logging On!
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Rail is Logging On!

    The Scottish forestry sector is estimated to contribute around £1bn to the economy each year, with around three-quarters of that coming f...
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    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Network Rail workers Provide an Injection of Life at Westpoint, near Exeter.

    The workers spent five days giving their time to unloading around 100 pallets of equipment from articulated lorries, and setting it up in...
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    Morgan Sindall Team Completes 11,000-Tonne Rail Tunnel Push
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Morgan Sindall Team Completes 11,000-Tonne Rail Tunnel Push

    An 11,000tonne curved concrete box has been pushed under the East Coast Main Line near Peterborough, in what is being hailed as a first f...
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    A Network Rail Design Competition Could Benefit Push for New Wellington Station
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 22
    • 2 min

    A Network Rail Design Competition Could Benefit Push for New Wellington Station

    Possible Site of New Wellington Railway Station, seen from Palmers Mead (Image: Daniel Mumby) Efforts to reopen a railway station in Well...
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