Setback for railway upgrade between Watford and St Albans

Plans to increase the number of trains that can use the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans have been setback after the Department for Transport (DfT) decided not to fund the project.

Pay a visit to St Albans Cathedral

In the centre of St Albans is a Cathedral, called an Abbey that's also a church,  was built by the Normans but is mostly Victorian.

Visit a restored railway signal box in St Albans

Next to St Albans City railway station is a brightly painted wooden building - a restored signal box that's now occasionally open to the public.

Funding to upgrade the railway between Watford and St Albans

Preliminary funding has been secured to increase the number of trains on the Abbey Line - a single track line linking Watford with St Albans.