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Station teams keep passengers moving safely during covid-19

May 27, 2020

Our station teams are working hard to help keep passengers safe if they have to travel by rail. If there...

Week on the Network 26.05.20

May 26, 2020

Network Rail works hard to improve the railway each week. We cater for 4.8m rail journeys every single day, while simultaneously...

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Late May bank holiday engineering works complete

May 26, 2020

We have just delivered hundreds of essential bank holiday engineering works for passengers and freight operators. Continuing maintenance and upgrades throughout the coronavirus pandemic is vital to running the railway safely - and provide better, more...

Railway staff in routine works to keep network running

May 21, 2020

The railway has undergone huge changes in response to coronavirus, to keep vital services running for key workers and freight operators and ensure people using the railway and working on it can stay far enough...

Passengers who must travel urged to plan ahead over bank holiday

May 20, 2020

We're reminding passengers to continue to follow Government advice around the use of public transport as we prepare engineering works over the late May bank holiday weekend. Our teams will deliver 490 projects across Britain...

Coronavirus – how we have responded so far

May 20, 2020

The railway is working hard to keep vital goods moving and train services running for essential workers. Like in all sectors, the coronavirus outbreak has put great pressure on the railway but colleagues everywhere have...

Completed: West Coast main line major track and drainage upgrades

May 19, 2020

Improvement work completed between Rugby and Milton Keynes, Sunday 3 – Saturday 16 May 2020 James Dean, managing director of West Coast Mainline South route We all know the coronavirus pandemic has created some challenging...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Ribblehead Viaduct

May 19, 2020

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 on 19 May) features North...

Week on the Network 18.05.20

May 18, 2020

Network Rail works hard to improve the railway each week. We cater for 4.8m rail journeys every single day, while simultaneously delivering an ambitious, multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan. We're renewing and upgrading 20,000 miles of track,...

Trespass on the railway increases 25% during coronavirus

May 15, 2020

Network Rail is warning against the dangers of trespass on the railway after a 25% increase in incidents in the first month of the government’s restrictions to combat coronavirus. Figures published this week by Network...
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