Haughley junction needs to be upgraded to carry more trains from Felixstowe. (Image: Gregg Brown)Hopes of major rail and road improvements for Suffolk could be hit after it emerged that the Chancellor slashed transport infrastructure spending in this w…
The Cambridgeshire bridge that keeps catching out drivers of high vehicles has been hit by another lorry, just over a month after the last crash[1]. The incident along Station Road in Ely[2] on Wednesday (February 14) took place despite the signs warni…
Greater Anglia warned of travel problems between Norwich and Cambridge on Friday afternoon due to a signalling fault at Ely railway station.
The rail company reported that the fault had been repaired on Friday evening, but there was further disruption …
A £50m bypass meant to deter vehicles from using the station bridge at Ely clocked another ‘fail’ on Sunday when a van ‘misjudged the height requirements’ and crashed into it.
“The vehicle was recovered and there was thankfully no damage to the bridge,…
Greater Anglia train passengers will benefit from extensive engineering works carried out across the rail network over the festive period.
Major station construction programmes, track and overhead line renewals, bridge demolitions and planned maintenan…
Transport delays will continue on Wednesday as train services get back on track after rain and strong winds from Storm Henk lashed large parts of the UK. More than 300 flood warnings were also in place across England and Wales on Wednesday morning, whi…
Network Rail[1] has thanked passengers for their understanding and patience while it carried out extensive work on its Anglia route over the Christmas period.
Engineers successfully completed station construction programmes, track renewals, overhead li…
Tuesday 2 Jan 2024
Rail renewals, upgrades and projects delivered successfully over Christmas across Anglia.
Region & Route:
Eastern: Anglia[1]
We’re thanking all our customers and passengers for their understanding and patience over the festive period…
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain and wind across Cambridgeshire[1] over the coming days. A 28-hour warning for rain is in place between 5pm on Monday (New Year’s Day) and 9pm on Tuesday (January 2).
The wind warning is in plac…
The Branch Line Society[1] has announced that it is running The Hanson Hanse rail tour on Saturday, 25 May 2024 to Kings Lynn for its annual Hanse Festival.
The tour starts from Eastleigh[2] and will be top and tailed by Class 50[3] No. 50008 Thunderer…
Transport Secretary, Mark Harper has announced an ambitious target to increase the amount freight transported by rail across the UK by rail by at least 75%.
The announcement made today, Thursday,, 20 December, is in line with the Government’s drive to …
Even more vital goods will be transported across the UK by rail, following an ambitious target announced by Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, to grow rail freight by at least 75 percent.
From delivering food to supermarkets, to transporting building ma…
Network Rail warned today that major station construction programmes, track renewals, overhead line renewals, bridge demolitions and maintenance will be taking place over Christmas and may disrupt travel plans.
At Cambridge South, a new track realig…
Thursday 14 Dec 2023
Planned upgrades to affect Great Northern and Thameslink services over the Christmas period
Region & Route:
Eastern[1]
| Eastern: East Coast[2]
Upgrade work continues for the billion-pound government-funded East Coast Digital Prog…