Tickets Alert: Rare tours of Birmingham’s brutalist railway signal control box

It's not London, but, yikes, this will appeal to you lot, as the famously brutalist signal control box at Birmingham New Street station will be open to the public for one day later this month.

New railway signalling for north London

New railway signalling along the railway between New Barnet and the Wood Green area has been commissioned, as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) upgrade.

Bexley station getting step-free access

Bexley station in southeast London is about to receive a £6 million upgrade that'll add a new footbridge and lifts to make the station step-free for the first time.

Plans for 20,000 new homes on London’s railway land

Network Rail and Transport for London (TfL) have announced plans to work together to enable the construction of at least 20,000 new homes over the next decade.

Part of the Bakerloo line and London Overground to close for 9-days next month

People who use the Bakerloo line or the London Overground in northwest London will need to find alternative routes in February as both lines will be closed for nine days worth of engineering works.

New departure screens for Charing Cross railway station

Over the Christmas break, Charing Cross station became the latest to have its old departure boards ripped out and replaced with brand new screens.

Train strike to seriously disrupt rail services on Christmas Eve

A strike by RMT members on Christmas Eve is likely to severely affect train services, and the rail industry is advising people to avoid travel if at all possible.

Rail disruptions over the Christmas break

Network Rail and TfL have outlined the planned disruptions that will take place over Christmas, with quite a few changes in the London area.

Consultation opens into £1.5 billion rebuild of Liverpool Street station.

Controversial plans for a major redevelopment of Liverpool Street station have opened for public consultation.

Harringay station footbridge upgrades to get started

Works to repair the rather shabby footbridge that runs across Harringay station in North London are about to get started.

Part of the Bakerloo line and London Overground to close for a week before Christmas

People who use the Bakerloo line or the London Overground in northwest London will need to find alternative routes in late December as both lines will be closed for a week's worth of engineering works.

Strike action to affect trains in/out of Paddington this weekend

Train services from London Paddington station will be affected by strike action this weekend and into early next week.

Euston station testing new departure display boards

Some new passenger information screens are being installed at London Euston station over the coming weeks to test how passengers react to them.

Upgrades planned for Clapham Junction station

One of the entrances to Clapham Junction station is about to get an upgrade to add more space for ticket barriers and better toilets for passengers.

London mainline railway stations to stay open overnight for the State Funeral

The rail industry has announced more overnight trains, and that London's mainline stations will be open overnight to provide shelter on the day of the State Funeral to help people get home.

Network Rail testing lasers to clear leaves from the railway tracks

Trains fitted with lasers are to be used this autumn to remove the residue of fallen leaves from train lines.

Derelict railway arches to be brought back into use

A long row of derelict railway arches close to the Bermondsey beer mile could be brought back into use, if planning permission is granted.

Step free access coming to Streatham station

Network Rail is about to start work on making Streatham station in South London accessible with a £5 million upgrade to add two lifts and revamp the ticket hall.

Romford station’s Elizabeth line upgrades are finally completed

The delayed upgrades to Romford station in east London for the Elizabeth line have been completed, Network Rail has announced.

Delays in reopening the railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction

Network Rail has warned that it will not be able to reopen the railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction this morning as planned following its nine-day closure to replace tracks in the Penge Tunnel.

London Victoria station set for £30 million upgrade

London Victoria station is going to become easier to use as a £30 million upgrade starts work on tidying up the ticket barriers and clusters of shops.

Rail firms asking people to avoid travelling during the heatwave

Rail passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary in the record-breaking hot temperatures forecast for early next week.

Network Rail planting trees to reduce graffiti

Graffiti artists tend to like large flat surfaces to spray their tags onto, but if the concrete wall has been blocked off by a row of trees, it becomes less likely to be spray painted. That at least is the theory, and it's being tested in Bermondsey, South London.

A £1 billion railway upgrade between King’s Cross to Grantham

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it's funding a substantial upgrade along the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to improve the signalling infrastructure.