Rail passengers will face huge disruption or be unable to travel today as train drivers at nine operating companies stage a 24-hour strike, halting services in many parts of England, Scotland and... Read more »
Rail strikes have caused significant travel disruption this summer, with unions locked in a long-running dispute with Network Rail over pay and working conditions. Action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union... Read more »
Passengers are advised to check before they travel this August Bank Holiday as Network Rail is set to carry out track, signalling and overhead wire works to improve Anglia’s rail network. Works... Read more »
Network Rail engineers are working this week to carry out the renewal of the railway in Penge Tunnel between Brixton and Beckenham Junction in South London Network rail will be working around... Read more »
Almost 4km of rail tracks and ballast will be replaced in Penge Tunnel by contractor Colas during a nine day route closure which starts tomorrow (Saturday 23 July). The £5M of work... Read more »
A second day of extreme heat has caused further disruption to Britain’s railways as two mainlines out of London closed and another was blocked by an electrical fire. Temperatures at track level... Read more »
Network Rail is testing the use of trees as a deterrent to prevent graffiti and vandalism in Bermondsey, which is creating an unsightly mess for both passengers and local residents. The tree... Read more »
Network Rail has planted 35 trees at an unsightly graffiti hotspot in London in a bid to deter taggers from vandalising the railway and saving thousands of pounds in cleaning costs. It... Read more »
Train tracks caught fire after a spark apparently ignited timber beams on a bridge in Battersea. The blaze, possible triggered by the soaring heatwave – which reached 32C in some parts of... Read more »
The ongoing rail strikes herald a new era of industrial unrest in the UK. Rail workers are opposing efforts to make them work more for less. Longer hours, less pay and worse... Read more »
