The Box Tunnel – Brunel builds the impossible
The Box Tunnel in Wiltshire is one of our finest Victorian structures. It’s also one of the railway’s greatest triumphs….
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Easter bank holiday engineering works complete
We just completed more than £100m of vital railway upgrades and maintenance projects over the this Easter weekend to give…
What’s a Main Line? Rail history explained
We talk a lot about Main Line railways but what are they and how do they differ from other lines?…
Recycling around the railway
We’re sharing some of our recent efforts to reduce waste across the railway … Reuse, recycle or redeploy We’re aiming…
The Architecture the Railways Built – Huddersfield station
“A magnificent Yorkshire railway station.” That’s how television presenter and railway historian Tim Dunn describes Huddersfield station in tonight’s episode…
Educational resources for children
We’re always eager to tell young people about all the exciting learning opportunities the railway has to offer. Here are some useful materials to help them explore …
The Architecture the Railways Built – Bristol Temple Meads
In The Architecture the Railways Built, Tim Dunn visits one of our most stunning stations – Bristol Temple Meads. Historian…
Women rail-blazers spearhead groundbreaking tech
Three senior women engineers at Network Rail are spearheading research on one of Europe’s most exciting rail innovation projects. Watch…
World Engineering Day – Trackside Tara and 300 tonnes of concrete
We’re sharing some of our favourite engineering moments this World Engineering Day … … like when Trackside Tara found out…
The Architecture the Railways Built – the birthplace of the modern railway
Where can you find the origins of the modern railway? In County Durham, where The Architecture the Railways Built is…