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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...

Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday – a nursing pioneer’s links with Brunel

May 12, 2020

Florence Nightingale - a pioneering nurse with links to revolutionary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - was born 200 years ago...

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Bletchley Park and the railway

May 8, 2020

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 ultra-secret cypher-breaking operation during the...

VE Day – The railway in WWII

May 8, 2020

The rail industry has come together on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day to say thank you to everyone who served and sacrificed during WWII. The railway played a crucial role during the...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Ffestiniog Railway

May 5, 2020

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 close ties with The Ffestiniog...

Just Like Me – Q and A with Katie Tingle

Apr 29, 2020

Katie Tingle probably wasn't thinking about track geometry when she built her first Scalextric but she grew up to love it. Watch this film to find out why Katie, a scheme project manager at Network...

Railway staff provide logistics expertise for Nightingale hospital

Apr 27, 2020

Network Rail has provided its logistics and project management expertise to help deliver the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West in Manchester. Dozens of volunteers with specialisms in supply chain and logistics worked with the Army...

Thank you to the NHS and key workers

Apr 16, 2020

The railway has come together to say a huge thank you to the National Health Service and key workers, and salute their crucial efforts in getting Britain through the coronavirus outbreak. In recent weeks, Network...

Our historic railway – seven discoveries

Apr 8, 2020

This week, it emerged that railway workers had found a 14th century cave and drawings during landslip repair works near Guildford in Surrey. It's the latest in a string of fascinating historic finds on the...

Network Rail staff help make protective gear for NHS

Apr 7, 2020

Network Rail employees have worked together to help a colleague’s partner make protective gowns for National Health Service nurses in Northamptonshire. David Rose, an infrastructure maintenance protection coordinator at Network Rail, and his partner Lynn...
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