High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd cannot guarantee there will be level boarding for conventional rail and Elizabeth line services at its £1.67bn Old Oak Common station in west London, which accessibility campaigners have deemed “scandalous”.
Paralympian and member of the House of Lords Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to “crawl off” a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train at King’s Cross station, leading to criticism from disability campaigners and calls for greater focus on level boarding for accessibility.
A ‘uniquely designed bridge’ that carried the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport over the West Coast main line is being replaced by Network Rail in a project expected to cost £16M.
Photo-realistic images of the revamped Darlington station made by Aecom have been revealed by Network Rail, offering a glimpse into the £140M project due to be completed by 2025.
The timber deck on the Awe viaduct is to be replaced in October 2024 as part of a £3.5M refurbishment project by Network Rail’s principal contractor Story.
An uncrewed railway vehicle (URV) in Italy has become the first prototype of a self-driving vehicle to be tested for inspections on high-speed electrified rail lines.
High-consequence earthworks failures on Network Rail’s railways are currently at peak since the inception of an Office of Rail and Road metric in 2008.
Feasibility assessments and design work for step-free access is being carried out by Transport for London (TfL) at 12 more London Underground stations.
The UK must radically ramp up its rail electrification programme, a key figure has urged, after data revealed the sustainability benefits of traveling by train.
The railway linking Cardiff and the Rhondda Valley is to close for up to eight months in order to undergo significant upgrades.
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