📋 Tender Overview
Rail Passengers Are Being Urged To Check Before They Travel Due To Overhead Line Problems On The West Coast Main Line In Staffordshire. A Fault With The 25,000-Volt Wires Which Power Trains Near Penkridge Is Causing Disruption Between Stafford And Wolverhampton. Rail Replacement Buses Are In Place At Birmingham, Stafford And Wolverhampton To Keep Passengers On The Move As Much As Possible. Network Rail Engineers Are Currently On Site Working As Fast As They Can To Fix The Problem So More Trains Are Able To Pass Through The Area Affected. While That Is Ongoing, Customers Are Urged To Check Www.Nationalrail.Co.Uk Before They Set Off On Their Journey Today. Adam Checkley, Engineering Director For Network Rail Central Route, Said: WeRe Sorry To Passengers Impacted By The Overhead Line Problems At Four Ashes Near Penkridge. Our Engineers Are On Site Trying To Get The Railway Fully Reopen As Soon As Possible. With Disruption To Train Services Likely Throughout The Day, ID Urge People To Check National Rail Enquiries Before They Set Off On Their Journey. Ticket Acceptance Is In Place On Alternative Routes Including The East Coast Main Line, And Midland Main Line Via Sheffield. As This Is A Developing Situation, People Are Advised To Check @Networkrailwcml On X For Latest Updates On The Overhead Line Repairs. For More On What Happens When Overhead Lines Fail You Can Visit: Https://Www.Networkrail.Co.Uk/Rail-Travel/Delays-Explained/Overhead-Line-Equipment-Failures/ Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Chris Halpin Head Of Communications, North West Route Network Rail Chris.Halpin@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
