Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line ­from mid-March to early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period. More here: #railnews #railways #vitalengineering

Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week More here: #railnews #railinfrastructure #engineering #networkrail

HS2 Ltd today invited two companies to tender for a major contract to supply, operate and maintain its elevated transit system at Solihull’s Interchange Station, following a shortlisting process. More here: #hs2 #highspeedrail #railcontracts #stations

Vital engineering work to close West of England Line between Gillingham and Yeovil More here: #railnews #railinfrastructure #stations #railengineering #ukrail

The Railway 200 campaign has launched a new-look timeline today which takes us on a scenic, interactive tour of the past, present and future of rail. More here: #railindustry #railway200 #timeline #railtransport #ukrail #railways

Ipswich to Cambridge Community Rail Partnership gets underway More here: #railnews #railways #railtransport #greateranglia

HS2 has revealed the latest progress on a new green bridge set to cross the high-speed railway near Kenilworth, Warwickshire. More here: #hs2 #railnews #construction #railindustry #railprojects

Network Rail has begun the third major stage of work to create Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM) and transform coast-to-coast rail travel in the county. More here: #railnews #railways #networkrail #lightrail #metro #metrorail #railtransport #railindustry

Investment by Transport for London (TfL) through its UK-wide supply chain continues to support growth and opportunities right across the UK, a new independent report has shown. More here: #railindustry #railnews #ukrail #tfl #railtransport

The popular open access operator Hull Trains has brought a series of legendary transport films to a new generation, as part of celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railways. More here: #railnews #railway200 #industryveteran

Work to start this month on making Leyton Tube station step-free More here: #accessibility #stepfree #infrastructure #stations #tube #london #tfl #railtransport

Rail passengers and the wider community are being thanked for their patience following essential renewal work at Skerne Road level crossing in Driffield. More here: #railinfrastructure #engineering #levelcrossing #railtransport #railways

Passengers are being advised about work taking place in March to replace the station entrance lift on platform 3 at Lancaster station. More here: #railnews #railways #accessibility #stations #railtransport

Passengers are urged to check before they travel between Swansea and Carmarthen/Llandrindod on two weekends in February when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of essential work, including track renewals and resignalling. More here: #railnews

Network Rail has today announced the appointment of Julien Dehornoy, CEO of Keolis Downer, the largest intermodal public transport provider in Australia, as their new NW&C deputy regional managing director. More here: #railnews #railstaff

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has developed a free training course for its members across the rail industry to help increase understanding of sustainability issues and improvements. More here: #railnews #railways #rssb

Passengers are benefitting from better journeys between Worcester and Hereford after six days of work to upgrade track along this vital route. More here: #railnews #railtransport #ukrail #engineering #railinfrastructure

Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a range of upgrades was delivered on the East Coast Main Line over the last two weekends. More here: #railnews #railinfrastructure #railtransport #ukrail #signalling #digitalrailway

Budding engineers should “earn while you learn” on the railway according to the boss of the region’s biggest train operator. More here: #railindustry #railwaypeople #railstaff #recruitment #training #northern #engineering #careers #apprenticeships

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has begun moving over 46,000 tonnes of material by rail, yielding significant environmental benefits. More here: #railnews #railways #emissions #environment #railindustry #railtransport