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June this year saw a Victorian brick archway discovered during a major £161m railway upgrade at Oxford[1] station. July also saw the area evacuated following the discovery of a WWII-era hand grenade close to the railway.
The historical discoveries have…
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Work on the £161m Oxford station and railway upgrade was paused in June, after contractors unearthed an inverted brick arch under the road at Botley Road bridge.
Archaeologists believe the arch is part of a Victorian water system,…
Botley Road site overview (Image: Contributed)The working hours on the Botley Road site will increase to 24/7 to make up for lost time after the discovery of an historic arch forced works to stop.Network Rail has revealed that 24/7 working hours will k…
The Botley Road works have been taking place since April (Image: Oxford Mail)The working hours of the Botley Road project have been extended – and will shift to 24-hours-a-day from next month – to gain back time after the discovery of a historic bridge…
The decarbonisation of transport has been on the agenda of councils up and down the UK for many years. However, there are still significant questions remaining – and progress to be made. The recent by-election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip has shown th…
Trains have been running at slower speeds this week while the new track beds were laid after the station was closed for work over nine days starting from Saturday, July 29
Yesterday, Network Rail Western workers completed a day of follow-up work, re-c…
A number of rail services from Manchester stations have been cancelled this afternoon due to ‘tresspassers on the railway’.
Services between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central are currently blocked and trains are being diverted, cancelled or…
Mill Lane in Old Marston and, inset, Cllr Mary Clarkson (Image: Google/Oxford City Council)Plans that would see an increase HGV movements in a community would risk children’s safety and run counter to the council’s policy of eliminating road accidents,…
Monday the 14th of August will see essential work to improve tracks carried out by Network Rail[1] on the railway between Twyford[2] and Henley-on-Thames[3]. Whilst the work is underway, a rail replacement bus service will be in operation for four days…
Starting next Monday (August 14), buses will replace the line between Twyford and Henley as Network Rail carries out track improvements.
Work will take place from 12.30am on Monday (August 14), until 5.30am on Friday (August 18) to renew the track.
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