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Read the George Stephenson notebook online
June 9, 2025
Network Rail is proud to share one of the railway’s most historically important artefacts with the world. The rediscovery in 2018 of a notebook written by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson enabled the public...
From the archive: WWII and the railway
June 6, 2025
The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and...
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The Railway at War – 1939-1945
Jun 6, 2025
"The railway was crucial in WWII ... keeping the heart of Britain going." The railway played a crucial role in WWII, for which we say thank you to all those...
Improving London Liverpool Street
Jun 3, 2025
The City of London has officially validated our planning application to develop London Liverpool Street station. It’s a big step forward in our plans to improve Britain’s busiest station and...
Going solar for a greener railway
May 30, 2025
We’ve secured a revolutionary deal with energy company EDF Renewables to help power railway stations and offices using solar energy. It’s an important step in helping us become a more...
Rail freight wins over the past year
May 30, 2025
In the past year, we’ve worked tirelessly with our freight partners and industry bodies to grow and support the rail freight industry. It comes as we finished the first year...
Late May bank holiday works in numbers
May 27, 2025
This late May bank holiday, we completed 277 vital projects up and down the country. All to give you and freight better journeys in the long term. Here’s a rundown...
Renewing the Midland Main Line this late May bank holiday
May 26, 2025
We spent the past weekend completing the last of a run of nine weekends of major work on the Midland Main Line between London and Bedford. It will help train...
Upgrading the railway in West Yorkshire this late May bank holiday
May 23, 2025
We’re upgrading sections of the Transpennine route between Huddersfield and Leeds from this bank holiday Monday 26 May until Friday 20 June. Four weeks of work will give you faster,...
Upgrading the Trent Valley line
May 21, 2025
We’re upgrading the Trent Valley line between Rugby and Stafford this late May bank holiday weekend. Nine days of working starting on Saturday 24 May will give you a more...
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