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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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The Ribble Valley turrets: a unique restoration

25 February 2019 | 3 min read

In February 2018, we lovingly restored a listed Ribble Valley tunnel. This example of our commitment to preserving Britain’s railway heritage…

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From the archive: Glasgow Queen Street

21 February 2019 | 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…

New Measurement Train sitting at a station

How fast can we build a railway station?

4 February 2019 | min read

From the archive: London Charing Cross

31 January 2019 | 4 min read