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Penrith station unveils new community garden on platform 2
A volunteer-led garden at Penrith railway station has been officially opened after fundraising through the station’s donation point.
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A volunteer-led garden at Penrith railway station has been officially opened after fundraising through the station’s donation point.
The weekly freight service is expected to move 100,000 tonnes of aggregate in its first year.
Network Rail and Kier will extend three platforms, renew track layouts and modernise signalling, with a one-day closure planned for 6 December 2026.
Fifty-one senior leaders from 35 organisations backed a coordinated programme after a trial showed freight trains could make unscheduled toilet stops within existing rules.
Network Rail and Kier will extend platforms and remodel trackwork by 2028 to support longer, more reliable train services.
Network Rail will renew almost 1.2km of track, with replacement buses and a temporary level-crossing closure scheduled for 17–18 October.
The two halves of HS2’s 1.4km cut-and-cover tunnel in Buckinghamshire have been joined, with work now moving to the portals, floor slab and internal…
Community groups, schools and charities near the railway can apply for grants of up to £10,000.
Cross-party motion urges greater Welsh control over funding and faster delivery of promised rail infrastructure improvements.
GB Railfreight will move scrap steel into 7 Steel UK’s Cardiff facilities and distribute finished products nationwide under the expanded agreement.