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Top 20 railway artworks unveiled on World Art Day – as voting now opens for nation’s favourite
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
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
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
Passengers travelling in the North West of England are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Network Rail wins award for environmentally friendly sleeper innovation
The groundbreaking ‘hedgehog’ sleeper design, funded by Network Rail’s Wales & Western region and designed, tested and manufactured by Lankhorst Engineered Products, has been awarded the Spotlight Net Zero Pioneer Award.

Herne Bay station accessibility scheme completed
A £6m project to improve the accessibility of Herne Bay station has added two new lifts and a footbridge.

REMINDER: Plan ahead for your rail journeys across East Anglia this Easter
While much of the rail network will be open this Easter, engineers will be working in key locations to maintain, renew and improve the railway infrastructure to keep services running safety and reliably.

Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme
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.