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It's time to transform London Liverpool Street: London Liverpool Street concourse low-res

It's time to transform London Liverpool Street

Monday 7 Apr 2025

Network Rail Property submits application to redevelop Britain’s busiest station making it fit for the future. 

Stay off the Tracks! Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new campaign as more than half of Brits are unaware of the electric rail: Stay off the Tracks campaign

Stay off the Tracks! Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new campaign as more than half of Brits are unaware of the electric rail

Wednesday 2 Apr 2025
  • New survey data reveals 59% of Brits don’t know what the ‘third’ or electric rail is
  • 38% believe that electrocution from rail tracks can hurt but won’t cause serious injury
  • “It's heartbreaking to see preventable injuries devastate lives”. New hard-hitting campaign is launched to educate people of the horrific consequences of straying onto the tracks as railway trespass spikes during British Summer Time

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Near-misses at West Sussex level crossing prompts safety review and temporary closure: Clappers Lane misuse screenshot

Near-misses at West Sussex level crossing prompts safety review and temporary closure

Monday 7 Apr 2025

Video footage of people misusing a level crossing near Goring-by-Sea has led to action by Network Rail

It's time to transform London Liverpool Street: London Liverpool Street concourse low-res

It's time to transform London Liverpool Street

Monday 7 Apr 2025

Network Rail Property submits application to redevelop Britain’s busiest station making it fit for the future. 

Network Rail opens a new training hub at Selhurst: Selhurst Training Hub opening

Network Rail opens a new training hub at Selhurst

Friday 4 Apr 2025

A new training centre replaces the old facility that prepares the railway's rapid response teams.

Steam train whistles in new era for Keighley station after £9.9m transformation: McFade Photography-4

Steam train whistles in new era for Keighley station after £9.9m transformation

Friday 4 Apr 2025

Keighley station’s stunning transformation is complete following a £9.9m investment.

Passengers reminded to check before travelling in the west this Easter as Network Rail carries out vital upgrades: Generic track renewal-2

Passengers reminded to check before travelling in the west this Easter as Network Rail carries out vital upgrades

Friday 4 Apr 2025

Passengers are being reminded to check before travelling this Easter holiday as Network Rail works to deliver vital upgrades and track renewals. 

ONE WEEK TO GO: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays: Southampton Central Station

ONE WEEK TO GO: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays

Friday 4 Apr 2025
  • Services between Southampton and Portsmouth will not run for between 12 and 20 April 2025
  • Weekend closures between Southampton Central and Bournemouth to impact Main Line services
  • Buses will replace all trains from Southampton Central on Easter Sunday
  • Line connecting Twickenham and Teddington, in south west London, to be closed for three days over the Easter weekend. Rail replacement buses will run.
Railway crossing at Spalding reopens after £250,000 investment: Vernatts 4

Railway crossing at Spalding reopens after £250,000 investment

Friday 4 Apr 2025

Innovative technology has enabled Network Rail to reopen a railway crossing beside a new bypass bridge in Lincolnshire.

Victorian-era railway station water tower set for reprise as music group’s HQ: Water tower old

Victorian-era railway station water tower set for reprise as music group’s HQ

Friday 4 Apr 2025

York’s oldest surviving railway structure is set to be restored by Network Rail as a brass band rehearsal space.