Incredible journeys and adventures await! The railway offers so many opportunities for adventures for young people and families. That’s why we’ve partnered with film production company Studiocanal for its release of The Railway Children Return, the sequel to the much loved book and film, The Railway Children. We hope to inspire families to embark on … Continued
We take great pride in protecting and maintaining iconic structures across the railway. We’re in the final stages of refurbishing the world-famous Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. Here’s how … What we did Our teams and contractor, Balfour Beatty, are currently refurbishing and repainting the North Queensferry approach span of the bridge. We began work in … Continued
Archway, one of our biggest employee networks, is celebrating LGBT Pride Month this June. We’re proud to be an inclusive employer. Archway, our lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) employee network, is one of seven such membership organisations at Network Rail. It promotes LGBT+ inclusion at Network Rail and drives positive change by helping to educate the industry on … Continued
It’s World Environment Day 2022 and we’re sharing what we’re doing to make the railway better for the environment This year marks a historic milestone for World Environment Day. It marks 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, widely seen as the first international meeting on the environment. What does the … Continued
Her Majesty The Queen has a long tradition of supporting Britain’s railways and has attended many celebrations on the railway during her 70-year reign. We are grateful to Her Majesty for her continued support of this essential public service. Here is a look back at our recent history with The Queen in celebration of her … Continued
Our Brighter Journeys campaign is set to breathe life and joy into railway stations this May What is the Brighter Journeys campaign? Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May) will see phase two our Brighter Journeys campaign grace the concourses of Britain’s railway stations as a way of making them brighter and happier community hubs. The … Continued
Glasgow Queen Street station – the site one of our biggest improvement projects – is 181 years old this month. We’ve completed a huge upgrade of the Victorian station in October 2021. It’s given you a contemporary and fully accessible building, a bigger concourse, new facilities and longer platforms for longer trains. The £120m redevelopment … Continued
There are endless stories on the railway, from providing better services for passengers and freight operators to raising safety awareness. Here are 10 of the most read last year: Want more posts? Visit our stories section to read our latest posts.
We’ve reached the last stops for Tim Dunn’s third series of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday. Tim shows us the Grade I listed Curzon Street station in Birmingham in the final episode, ahead of its transformation into part of the new terminus for high speed railway HS2. It’s at this site, in March 2019, where … Continued
“The railway was crucial in WWII … keeping the heart of Britain going.” The railway played a crucial role in WWII, for which we say thank you to all those who served and sacrificed. At the outbreak of war, railway companies evacuated 1.3 million children and some adults from big towns and cities. In May … Continued