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Leaf-busting trains prepare for autumn

Oct 1, 2020

With temperatures dropping and the nights drawing in, we're using a dedicated fleet to tackle leaves on the line. Thousands...

Where’s the world’s oldest rail bridge in continuous use?

Sep 29, 2020

It’s the world’s oldest railway bridge in continuous use. It ranks among Historic England’s 100 Places and has even appeared...

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August Bank holiday upgrades – improving your railway around Liverpool

Aug 6, 2020

We’ve made lots of improvements to your railway in the Liverpool area in the past few years - and we’re getting ready for more this August bank holiday. We’re going to upgrade more of the...

Region profile – Scotland’s Railway

Jul 21, 2020

It's home to more than 17% of Britain's rail infrastructure and some of our most scenic lines. We look at the biggest improvements for passengers on Scotland's Railway. Scotland's Railway is one of Network Rail's...

Delays demystified – planned engineering works

Jul 16, 2020

Our teams across Britain are preparing to deliver essential upgrades and maintenance over the August bank holiday to improve your journeys. We plan big engineering works for certain times so they cause the least disruption,...

How we built a railway station in six months

Jul 9, 2020

The brand-new Horden railway station opened to passenger services on 29 June - just six months after our teams broke ground at the site in County Durham. How did we complete one of our fastest...

Preventing landslips around the railway

Jul 8, 2020

We're busy strengthening the near the railway around Britain, including in Cumbria, where a £3.5m investment will lead to more reliable journeys for passengers. What causes landslips? How do we try to prevent them? And...

The Architecture the Railways Built – interview with presenter Tim Dunn

Jul 7, 2020

Growing up in Metro-land - the leafy suburbia served by the London Underground’s Metropolitan line - Tim Dunn’s track as one of our best-known railway historians had already been laid. His grandparents met as schoolchildren...

Delays explained – overhead line equipment

Jul 6, 2020

We know delays caused by OLE failures are frustrating and do all we can to minimise them. What is OLE? Overhead line equipment – or OLE – is the name for the overhead wires and...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Great Western Railway

Jun 30, 2020

It's the final stop for television presenter Tim Dunn on his exploration of the incredible architecture on the railways across the UK and Europe. Watch the last episode of his 10-part series, The Architecture the...
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