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Watch the latest episode of The Architecture the Railways Built and you'll get to explore an exceptional piece of our network - the world's largest working mechanical signal box. Presenter...

Did you know the railway has lots of jobs involving the environment, ecology and biodiversity? Network Rail is one of Britain’s biggest landowners so we have an important responsibility to...

London St Pancras International - the Victorian Gothic railway icon-turned gateway to Europe - is among the famous structures to appear in the new series, The Architecture the Railways Built....

Our station teams are working hard to help keep passengers safe if they have to travel by rail. If there is no other way to travel, passengers will find social...

New television series The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday takes viewers on a fascinating journey through the history of some of our most stunning structures. The latest episode (broadcast...

Florence Nightingale - a pioneering nurse with links to revolutionary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - was born 200 years ago today. Nightingale is famous for her ground-breaking work in dramatically...

Sitting immediately south-east of a Victorian gothic country mansion in Buckinghamshire is arguably one of the most important railway stations of WWII. For many young workers assigned to the Government’s...

It’s almost 200 years old, climbs more than 700 feet from sea level into the Welsh mountains and is just 13 and a half miles long. We’re proud to share...