UK strikes called off at Network Rail, operators still under threat
The British infrastructure agency Network Rail has confirmed that strike action called by the trades union RMT has been suspended. Staff at Network Rail, including safety critical signallers, were due to take part in a...Read more
UK rail industry builds bridges with Ukrainian counterparts
Network Rail, the British infrastructure management agency, has been working with rail industry partners under the banner UK Rail for Ukraine. The agency has detailed its latest collaboration with the industry across the UK. Freight...Read more
UK town “blames” rail freight for congestion
The small market town of Spalding in the middle of Lincolnshire, on England’s east coast, has raised its arms in protest at a somewhat blameless rail freight industry. Town representatives have claimed freight operations are...Read more
Scottish railway suppliers welcome rail funding for next 5 years
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain in the sector, has welcomed the overdue funding decisions from the government in Scotland. In the last week, publication has finally been made of the the...Read more
Scottish rail project compromises to accommodate freight potential
Work is underway to reintroduce rail services to an economically disadvantaged corner of Scotland. The primary goal is to bring passenger services to around 50,000 people, resident in the East Neuk of Fife. However, the...Read more
Collapsed hook line on the way to London is a sinker for Network Rail
It’s not a major rail freight route, but reinstating it could be a major job for rail freight. It will take almost 100,000 tonnes of stone and steel to underpin the collapsed rails at Hook,...Read more
Network Rail jumps on board with express logistics operator Varamis
The British infrastructure agency Network Rail is claiming a share of the laurels for the successful launch of the country’s first independent dedicated express logistics operator, Varamis Rail. The Doncaster-headquartered company has been quietly building...Read more
Freight will benefit from Midland Main Line upgrade
The British infrastructure agency, Network Rail, is engaged with upgrading the Midland Main Line between London and the cities of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Sheffield. The work will enhance capacity on the route and eventually...Read more
York benefits from multi-million pound renewals programme
Teams from Network Rail have been working around the clock to deliver track improvements around York railway station. The station, sitting just outside the historic Roman walls of the city, is part of a vast...Read more
Sparks fly in celebration over Transpennine Route upgrade
The UK government may be unable to make up its mind, but its infrastructure agency Network Rail is powering ahead with energising the north of England. The Transpennine Route Upgrade has seen its first electric...Read more
Storm damaged cross-border West Coast line closed until 6 January
The cross-border West Coast Main Line between Scotland and England has been severed by a landslip following the end-of-year storm that ravaged the south of Scotland. The line, which is the busiest mixed traffic route...Read more
English railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment
Direct lines are set to reopen between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton later this week after. The routes were closed by a major freight derailment in mid October. Engineers from the UK infrastructure...Read more
Government publishes 5-year plan for Network Rail
The UK government’s Department for Transport has published its railway plan in England and Wales for the period of April 2024 to March 2029. This is known as Control Period 7 (CP7) and represents a...Read more
Half of UK truck drivers unaware of vehicle height, impacting railways
Road freight fails are wrecking rail freight schedules, and causing plenty more disruption too. Research by Britain’s infrastructure agency Network Rail reveals that around a half of UK truck drivers are unaware of the height...Read more
Bridge bashing remains Britain’s national sport
Foster’s Bridge in Ketton finally got certified for traffic after being out of action for most of the month due to a particularly damaging bridge strike. After all, when half the structure comes crashing down...Read more
Carlisle derailment crane lift but opening drifts into December
A massive crane lift has helped Carlisle repairs ramp up. Eight hundred tonnes of crane does not come cheap, but that’s the price of restoring the railway south and east of Carlisle. After a massive...Read more
Rutland Bridge bash means freight diversions for another week
The railway bridge struck so heavily that it had to be partly demolished is still out of action two weeks after the incident. Rail traffic is severely disrupted, and road users have also been urged...Read more
Fears grow for Ely upgrade
A badly needed freight route upgrade could be ditched in a bonfire of investments. That is the fear of the East of England All Party Parliamentary Group, who represent political and commercial interests in the...Read more
Network Rail report card says “tries hard but must do better”
UK national freight performance is at its lowest point for the last five years. That is the finding of the UK industry regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, in their report on Network Rail,...Read more