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Bringing more trains to West Yorkshire
Published 12 June 2025
| Average read time 4 min read
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Infrastructure insights
Putting passengers first
What’s the National Operations Centre and how does it help passengers?
18 April 2019 | 4 min read
At the heart of the railway is a little-known team of dedicated specialists. How does it help keep trains moving? How…
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Living by the railway
Why does Network Rail close level crossings?
12 April 2019 | min read
We closed Britain’s busiest foot crossing last year in a milestone for a closure programme. In February last year, we replaced…
How does the Network Rail helicopter reduce delays?
10 April 2019 | 2 min read
How customer service assistants are the eyes and ears in our stations
9 April 2019 | 2 min read
British Science Week
8 March 2019 | 2 min read
The Ribble Valley turrets: a unique restoration
25 February 2019 | 3 min read