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Reopening Horton quarry rail link after 60 years
Published 15 July 2025
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Railway heritage
From the archive: Ada Lovelace
8 October 2019 | 2 min read
The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It…
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Infrastructure insights
Track circuits explained
30 September 2019 | 3 min read
What are track circuits? How do they keep the railway safe? And why do they sometimes delay journeys? Read on to find out …
Film: Ribblehead Viaduct
19 September 2019 | 3 min read
People and the railway: the Railway Heritage Trust
18 September 2019 | min read
Five ways new stations and lines are boosting the economy
16 September 2019 | 4 min read
From the archive: Brunel
13 September 2019 | 3 min read