Our multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan represents the biggest investment programme in the railways since Victorian times.
Better, more frequent, and faster journeys for passengers across Britain are now a reality, as the benefits of projects carried out since 2014 right up to the present have come to fruition.
Millions of passenger journeys have already been transformed, and the improvements and expansions delivered will now play a huge part in enabling Britain’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
Remodelling and extending the tracks at Aviemore station, part of The Highland Main Line Improvement Project
Upgrading signals and crossings at Waterloo as part of the South East and Waterloo upgrade
Culvert installation near Exeter, part of the Great Western Main line project
Engineers installing new signals in Cardiff as part of the South Wales mainline modernisation project
Derby resignalling project, part of the Midland Main Line upgrade
Electrification on the Sterling – Alloa line, as part of the electrification of central Scotland’s railway
We’re still working on and improving the railway every day – here’s some more information about what we’re doing right now.
We’re making significant improvements to Britain’s railway that will make space for more seats and journeys, relieve congestion and provide better facilities for you. We’re delivering these projects as part of our comprehensive Railway Upgrade Plan. Our national projects include:…
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View our delivery plans for the next five years from 2019 to 2024 (known as Control Period 6) where we will focus on improving the reliability of the railway and making further interventions to remove bottlenecks and further increase capacity for more new services.
Modernising Britain’s railway to benefit passengers and support economic growth. Since the mid-1990s the number of passengers using Britain’s railway has doubled. At peak times on the busiest parts of the network, Britain’s railway is full....
We work 24/7 to keep the rail network running Running the safest railway in Europe is a team effort. The day-to-day operations and maintenance we carry out to keep Britain moving involves dedicated teams across the...
