Stories - Network Rail

Delays explained: bridge strikes

Nov 20, 2019

Bridge strikes cost taxpayers millions of pounds and delay thousands of passengers and road users every year. They’re completely avoidable but...

The railway is gearing up for winter weather

Nov 19, 2019

With temperatures dropping across Britain, we're preparing to keep passengers moving in cold weather. Just like road and air travel, wintry...

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Stay safe around the railway this festive season

Nov 12, 2019

It’s nearly the festive season, which means Christmas parties and a sharp increase in alcohol-related incidents around the railway. This year, in partnership with British Transport Police (BTP), we’re encouraging people to think about unsafe...

From the archive: war memorials

Nov 11, 2019

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 innovation on the railway from...

Film: The railway at war – 1914-1918

Nov 10, 2019

A hundred years ago a special service commemorated the railway workers who had served and lost their lives during the First World War. This week, the railway industry came together to mark the centenary, at...

Christmas railway upgrades

Nov 5, 2019

We will be carrying out improvement works across the railway between Friday 20 December and Thursday 2 January to provide better services for passengers. A total of 20,560 railway staff will deliver 386 projects over...

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week

Nov 4, 2019

It's Tomorrow's Engineers' Week, showcasing engineers' mission to build a better world. It's an opportunity for organisations like ours to get more young people excited about engineering and why it's important to our day-to-day lives....

How storms and flooding affect the railway

Nov 1, 2019

Very wet and windy weather can significantly impact the rail network. When this happens, our engineers work determinedly night and day to keep the railway open for passenger services. Floods, high winds and landslips can destroy...

We Will Remember Them

Nov 1, 2019

About 20,000 railway workers from Britain lost their lives during WWI, after more than 100,000 enlisted when war broke out. More than a century after the end of WWI, we join The Royal British Legion in saying...

World Cities Day

Oct 31, 2019

October 31 is World Cities Day, promoting better cities and better lives. This year’s theme - ‘changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations’ - speaks to the improvements we’re making across Britain....

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