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Tackling cable theft with innovative tech
May 20, 2025
Cable theft is illegal, costs the railway millions every year and can cause severe delays and disruption to your journeys. That’s why we’re trialling new technology to help us tackle...

Giving you more efficient and reliable level crossings
May 20, 2025
We’ve developed a new tech that makes replacing and maintaining level crossings a quicker and more cost-efficient process. The remote digital tech is also far more reliable and easier to...
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Launching Britain’s first signals-free commuter railway
May 19, 2025
The Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate has become the first commuter railway in Britain to run without signals beside the track. It’s a major milestone in our...

Network Rail Academy – helping the next generation of railway workers
May 14, 2025
We’ve joined forces with the London-based higher learning institution Capital City College to launch the Network Rail Academy in Enfield on Wednesday 14 May. The first-of-its-kind academy offers training and...

Innovating and developing at Network Rail
May 12, 2025
We’re proud to be world leaders in the rail industry and are always looking at ways to further modernise and innovate our railway for you. That’s why we have two...

Reshaping prison education
May 12, 2025
We’re working with vocational education body City and Guilds, His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Highpoint and other rail industry partners to run a rail skills learning and training programme. It’s helping...

What’s on a freight train?
May 8, 2025
Have you ever spotted a freight train thundering past? Billions of pounds worth of goods are transported throughout Britain every year thanks to our railway. But have you ever wondered...

VE Day – The railway in WWII
May 8, 2025
The rail industry has come together on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day say thank you to everyone who served and sacrificed during WWII. The railway played a...

A freight hub at London Waterloo station
May 2, 2025
We’ve teamed up with industry partners to trial a sustainable freight hub at London Waterloo. The one-of-a-kind hub uses spare, empty space at the station to sort and deliver parcels...

Why does Network Rail paint rails white for the summer?
Apr 23, 2025
This spring we’ll use about 1,500 litres of white paint – the equivalent of 30,000 square metres – for sections of the railway to help keep you moving in the...
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