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Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme: Easter Bank Holiday engineering

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme

Monday 14 Apr 2025

Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys in advance over this Easter bank holiday period (Friday 18 - Monday 21 April) as Network Rail delivers an £86m investment programme consisting of more than 300 upgrade projects across the country.

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. 

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Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. One of the most popular paintings, Mallard by Ann Emily Carr, is part of a collection at Hopetown Darlington.

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. One of the most popular paintings, by Terence Cuneo, is from the collection at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery in Bournemouth.

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. Two of the most popular paintings are held in Scottish galleries – one, by Terence Cuneo, in the Glasgow Life Museums, the other, by Eric Ravilious, in the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. Nine of the most popular paintings are held at the National Railway Museum in York.

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway.  One of the most popular paintings, ‘Travelling Companions’ by Augustus Leopold Egg, is held in the collection of the Birmingham Museums Trust.

REMINDER: Passengers urged to check before travelling over bank holiday weekend as Network Rail carries out vital upgrades: Network Rail engineers working on track - Wales & Western cropped

REMINDER: Passengers urged to check before travelling over bank holiday weekend as Network Rail carries out vital upgrades

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

Passengers are being reminded to check before travelling this Easter weekend as Network Rail delivers vital upgrades and track renewals to improve train performance and reliability. 

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. 

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of major Easter weekend rail upgrades: Greek Street aerial view

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of major Easter weekend rail upgrades

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

Passengers travelling in the North West of England are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter bank holiday weekend.