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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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Railway safety

“Four years on… I’m reminded by that one decision to go on the railway”

23 July 2018 | 3 min read

“They explained how lucky I was to be alive, but it was going to be a long road to recovery.” Warning…

Network Rail helicopter on grass, daytime
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Infrastructure insights
Life at Network Rail

Meet Network Rail’s employees in the sky

19 July 2018 | 4 min read

Hundreds of feet in the air, Network Rail employees are making a complete photographic record of the Scottish railway. From Perth…

Infrastructure insights: bridges

16 July 2018 | 3 min read

Happy 170th anniversary London Waterloo

11 July 2018 | 5 min read

Bridge strikes: when and where they occur

10 July 2018 | 2 min read