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As we cant get out and about I was hoping locals could let me know if there was currently any work being undertaken at Crewe. I know that when they refurbed the canopies they left the portions at the southern end which are a rusty mess. from some photos ive seen recently these do seemed to have...

For the last couple of Control Periods the have been several major projects being run concurrently by NR. There does however seem to be a dearth of new projects starting up in the new Control Period and not all of this can be put down to HS2 and its temporary suspension. As projects are...

https://orr.gov.uk/news-and-blogs/press-releases/2019/orr-reports-network-rail-is-off-to-an-encouraging-start-in-delivering-its-3.5bn-savings-plans In last years financial report the amount of subsidy going into NR dropped by several hundred million. The overall subsidy was basically...

http://bit.ly/34la9fH Interesting numbers, new trains and routes showing untapped demand maybe. the next two years should be interesting reading with so many new trains coming in and additional routes and capacity opening up. Revenue growth is also decent. Growth should lag the increase in...

During a few infrequent visits to Crewe it has always struck me that the refurb that was done seemed to be unfinished. The central roof has been done but some of the platform extensions havent. Some of the central supports have been painted but others havent. Some of the walls have greenery...

Recent financial reports show that the passenger/taxpayer split is now around 75/25 for funding the railway as whole. In fact if the railway was being kept in a steady state without any upgrades it would actually be almost breaking even now. So my question is twofold. Firstly will it ever get...

Drove past Swindon yesterday and I noticed that the stark old building that sits above the station is all boarded up and obviously deserted. Are the plans to take it down and give Swindon a station that befits its place in UK railway history?

I see they have started refurbing the roof at Carlisle station. Does anyone know if the tacky plastic ends that currently exist are going to be removed and replaced with something more in keeping with the style of the station?

Good day all. I have just returned to the UK and am looking to get an entry level job on he railways. I am thinking of something in a customer facing role i.e Train Manager/revenue protection, customer services etc. I have a couple of questions which those in the know might be able to help...

Crewe has had a lot of work done recently albeit in a piecemeal way with parts of the station being upgraded independently of each other rather than as some overall plan. My question is twofold. Does this mean the plan to move the station is now scrapped and is there a plan to renovate the rest...

Can anyone confirm what services are currently running to/from London Gateway. I have seen photos recently of services to Wakefield and other locations as well as the regular runs to Trafford Park. Have these new services had a detrimental effect on Felixstowe traffic?

I read in a recent interview with NR's head honcho that he has made a firm commitment to clean up NR's real estate starting with lineside scrap, vegetation and graffiti. In the past few days I have seen several lorries on motorways carting scrap rails around. Are the two connected I wonder? Has...

good day all, I am looking for some short term work and I know that there are some agencies who hire secret shoppers. I am only really interested on doing this on the railways - combine an interest with earning some pocket money. does anyone know which are the best agencies to approach for...

On a trip down to London this week I took little time to observe the state of the lineside in the immediate vicinity of the tracks. Obviously there has been discussion about this before and I didn't want to rehash old arguments. I am more interested in how other countries view this issue with...

I flew into Heathrow this week after being out of the country for awhile and having some time free in London I bought a travelcard and did a little bit of bashing around London to see some of the newer railway developments. make the following observations as a layman looking in from the...

A little help needed please. Am looking at booking an Advance ticket with East Mids Trains to be collected from St Pancras. I wont have the credit card I am using with me when I collect the tickets. Can I use a code of some sort instead to collect or must I have the relevant credit card on me...

I know railfreight is forecast to grow rapidly between now and 2020 and that intermodal is meant to be the driving force behind that growth. However in the last year the sector did not grow whereas the bulk sector generally did. So my question is can intermodal deliver this growth and has it...

I am interested in the progress of this work. Can anyone report on its current status? Is the building looking in any better shape yet or is it still shrouded in scaffolding? Pictures would be most appreciated.

The recent divvying up of Network Rail's NDS contract got me thinking. This contract is worth somewhere in the region of £120m per year and is profitable enough for some of the TOC's to go and purchase new locomotives for it, suggesting financially there is some meat on the bone so to speak. As...

I scanned through the Network Rail end of year report awhile back and in there it was mentioned that they had paid 189 million quid for 100 freight sites last year. Now I can only assume that this is an error as I thought the buy back of sites from DBS had been scrapped after consultations...