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A new Timepiece for the Railway

Published 16 October 2025 | Average read time 3 min read
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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 …

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Film: Ribblehead Viaduct

19 September 2019 | 3 min read

At the heart of the Settle-Carlisle line – one of the world’s most beautiful railway routes – lies an incredible…

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
Two apprentices working in breakout area of training centre

Back to school: explore STEM

9 September 2019 | 3 min read