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Reopening Horton quarry rail link after 60 years
Published 15 July 2025
| Average read time 4 min read
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Railway heritage
Preserving early electric railway history
23 February 2023 | 3 min read
Our railway is full of fascinating history. And every now and then we find something really special that we can…
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Living by the railway
Planned engineering works
Why we do maintenance and engineering work at night
7 February 2023 | 2 min read
You may have seen or heard us carrying out work at night, especially if you live close to the railway….
Network Rail helps Samaritans bust ‘Blue Monday’ myth
16 January 2023 | 2 min read
Christmas engineering works completed
9 January 2023 | 3 min read
Why can’t normal train services run on snow and ice?
12 December 2022 | 3 min read
Most bashed bridge in Britain revealed
16 November 2022 | 3 min read