Stories around our network
Featured
Reopening Horton quarry rail link after 60 years
Published 15 July 2025
| Average read time 4 min read
Stories
Environment
Preparing our railway for heavy rain
11 October 2024 | 4 min read
Heavy rain can severely impact the railway and affect your journeys. The severe weather we’ve experienced recently is a reminder…
Stories
Putting passengers first
How travelling by train helps small businesses
9 October 2024 | 3 min read
Every year your train journeys contribute £9bn to independent businesses and over £23bn to UK high streets. Four in five…
Express freight – a fast, new way of delivering vital goods
4 October 2024 | 2 min read
Q and A with a female computer engineer
4 October 2024 | 4 min read
Repurposing and recycling around the railway
3 October 2024 | 4 min read
Can you help name one of our leaf-busting trains?
3 October 2024 | 3 min read