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A new Timepiece for the Railway

Published 16 October 2025 | Average read time 3 min read
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Film: discover the Network Rail archive

6 August 2019 | 6 min read

A deed signed by Sir Christopher Wren, a letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the earliest plans for modern rail…

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From the archive
Railway heritage

From the archive: our oldest items

1 August 2019 | 3 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…

Flooding and landslips explained

31 July 2019 | 3 min read

Happy birthday London Euston

20 July 2019 | min read