Stories

Seven things we learnt from Engineer Steve

Jan 15, 2020

Engineer Steve, a project director and rising social media star, is passionate about sharing his love for the railway -...

Working better with SMEs

Jan 14, 2020

This week we launched a plan to work more efficiently and closely with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It’s the...

More stories from around our network

Track circuit issues in Brockley

Jan 9, 2020

John Halsall, managing director, Southern region Passengers will often hear talk of our signalling system, which is incredibly complex with many component parts. One of those is a track circuit, which tells the system and...

How we respond to landslips

Jan 8, 2020

Landslips hit the South East of England in December after very heavy rain. Our teams responded to landslips including those between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Also in December, we strengthened and embankment at...

Putting Passengers First: December

Jan 7, 2020

Putting passengers first means everything from large-scale large-scale infrastructure projects to delivering smaller initiatives that will have a big impact on the passenger experience. Here’s a roundup of some of our work in December: Christmas and...

Christmas upgrades completed

Jan 2, 2020

Our teams across Britain have successfully delivered £111m of railway upgrades to provide better and more reliable services to passenger and freight operators. A total of 20,560 railway staff carried out 386 projects over the...

Year on the Network 2019

Dec 30, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, throughout the month we're looking back at a very busy #YearOnTheNetwork... January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: Read more: Putting passengers first

Our most liked pictures of 2019

Dec 30, 2019

Each week, railway enthusiasts send us striking images from across the network. Our Twitter followers then vote for their favourite as our new header image. Here are 10 of the most liked winners of 2019: 1 - This...

Our most read posts of 2019

Dec 27, 2019

There are endless stories on the railway, from providing better services for passengers and freight operators to raising safety awareness. Here are 10 of the most read this year: 1 - Why rails buckle in...

Christmas engineering works progress

Dec 27, 2019

More than 20,000 railway staff have been hard at work over the festive season to deliver 386 projects for passengers. Today we hand back some of the network we've upgraded - although most has remained...
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