Travel · Rail, Channel & ferries · 6 November 2026
Track and bridge upgrades completed between Staines and Windsor
Network Rail has confirmed that essential track and bridge maintenance work has been completed between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside. The engineering work took place during the October half-term, with buses replacing trains while the line was closed.
Network Rail announced that essential track and bridge maintenance work has been finished between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside. The project involved replacing timbers and renewing switches and crossings to ensure trains can travel safely at full speed. Buses replaced trains for passengers during the closure period, which ran from Monday 26 October and Sunday 1 November.
Figures published with the announcement show that 28 wheel timbers were replaced at a bridge between Staines and Wraysbury. In addition, 30 long timbers were replaced on the approach to Windsor & Eton Riverside station. These new timbers are intended to support more than 70 daily train services and improve long-term resilience on the line.
Thomas Desmond, Operations Director for South Western Railway and Network Rail Wessex, said: "These upgrades represent an important investment into the railway's future, improving reliability, reducing the likelihood of disruption and ensuring that we continue to provide a safe and dependable service for our customers." The work is part of a wider plan that includes a £15 million investment in track and signalling improvements between London Waterloo and Woking.
Written by StreetOwl from Network Rail’s own announcement. It was drafted by StreetOwl’s own model, every figure and quotation was checked by code against the announcement, and it was read and approved by Michael Rossi before it went up. It says what was announced, not what anyone should do about it.
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