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Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations: Network Rail Christmas Tree-11

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024
  • A total of 34 rail stations across Great Britain are now participating in the Food Waste Heroes programme
  • A 12-week trial at Waterloo station provided more than 3,000 meals to over 100 households
  • 11,000 households across Great Britain could benefit from surplus food donations
Passengers say yes to Liverpool Street station’s transformation plans: ACME-Liverpool Street Station upper concourse experience-2

Passengers say yes to Liverpool Street station’s transformation plans

Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

Overwhelming support for Network Rail’s plans to restore, respect and regenerate Britain’s busiest station

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Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed: Dawlish cliff protection work

Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

Resilience work on the Devon cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line has now been successfully completed.

Multi-million-pound investment at Slade Green depot boosts rail industry’s maintenance capabilities and smoother, more reliable journeys for customers: Slade Green group photo

Multi-million-pound investment at Slade Green depot boosts rail industry’s maintenance capabilities and smoother, more reliable journeys for customers

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

A brand-new wheel lathe, carriage wash and extended overhead gantry are among the highlights of a multi-million pound investment at the Slade Green train maintenance depot to assist Southeastern with maintaining its current train fleet as well as supporting future upgrades of its ‘Metro’ fleet

£6m rail improvement works around Edinburgh this festive season: Engineers renewing track (generic image) cropped

£6m rail improvement works around Edinburgh this festive season

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

Network Rail is investing £6m in vital upgrades at locations around Edinburgh this Christmas and New Year.

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations: Network Rail Christmas Tree-11

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024
  • A total of 34 rail stations across Great Britain are now participating in the Food Waste Heroes programme
  • A 12-week trial at Waterloo station provided more than 3,000 meals to over 100 households
  • 11,000 households across Great Britain could benefit from surplus food donations
Passengers advised of rail replacement services over Christmas in Crewe: Workers carrying out track upgrades in Crewe

Passengers advised of rail replacement services over Christmas in Crewe

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

The final stages of work to improve freight services on the West Coast Main Line means changes to trains over Christmas.

THIS WEEK: Network Rail staff on hand to help people wrap up Christmas shopping in aid of charity: Wrapland-4

THIS WEEK: Network Rail staff on hand to help people wrap up Christmas shopping in aid of charity

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

Network Rail staff volunteers will be on hand at London Waterloo this week to help Christmas shoppers wrap their presents and raise vital funds for the Shelter charity.

Special event at Cardiff Central marks return of direct services between Cardiff and Edinburgh: Cardiff Edinburgh

Special event at Cardiff Central marks return of direct services between Cardiff and Edinburgh

Monday 16 Dec 2024

Direct passenger services between Cardiff and Edinburgh returned today (Monday 16 December), with a special event to mark the launch of CrossCountry’s new weekday offering.

Emergency engineering work completed on Cumbrian Coast Line: Ulverston  ULEMWKS - SEL 1-008

Emergency engineering work completed on Cumbrian Coast Line

Monday 16 Dec 2024

Trains are running again between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness following essential repairs carried near Ulverston.