Rail passengers face major disruptions across northwest England on Sunday, Oct. 25, as heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Boelo cause flooding and damage to railway infrastructure.
No trains will run on the mainline between Leeds and York until Sunday, Nov. 1, as Transpennine Route Upgrade teams undertake major improvement works in the Church Fenton area.
Alstom has signed a 15-year extension to its Train Services Agreement with Greater Anglia in the United Kingdom for the operator’s Class 720 Aventra fleet.
The country’s first digitally signaled high-speed services have moved a step closer, with Grand Central’s Class 180 fleet receiving regulatory approval under APiS for the first-in-class fitment of the European Train Control System.
Southeastern customers are being advised to plan ahead and leave more time to complete their journeys over the autumn half-term as Network Rail carries out a major program of railway improvements between Tonbridge and Wadhurst.
Network Rail said a major £115 million investment in Manchester Airport station will start this winter to improve future connectivity at one of Britain’s most important transport hubs.
The U.K. Rail Accident Investigation Branch recommended the Bluebell Railway undertake a risk-based review of its arrangements for coupling and uncoupling rail vehicles.
A fleet of special “leaf-busting” trains is now traveling across the North West, blasting leaves off the railway line to keep passengers and freight trains moving this fall.