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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
- 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
Network Rail trials revolutionary approach to aerial operations with British drone companies
Network Rail and partners Drone Major Limited and Dronecloud have begun trials of “beyond visual line of sight” aerial operations on the railway to test a concept that could bring major improvements for passengers and rail freight customers.
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Passengers reminded to check before travelling in the west this Easter as Network Rail carries out vital upgrades
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
- 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
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
York’s oldest surviving railway structure is set to be restored by Network Rail as a brass band rehearsal space.
Heads up with first images from inside Huddersfield Station’s new roof
New pictures reveal the radical transformation to the roof above thousands of passengers’ heads at Huddersfield station, as the Transpennine Route Upgrade works to transform millions of journeys across the North.
Historical Scarborough station set for multi-million-pound roof renovation
Year-long project to begin next week to restore Grade II-Listed station roof.
Uppermill High Street to close over two weekends as TRU completes upgrades on Saddleworth viaduct
Across April and May, a section of Uppermill High Street will close for two weekends to facilitate rail improvements on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Changes to train services as Midland Main Line improvements progress over next two weekends
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead as buses will replace trains over the next two weekends as part of the Midland Main Line electrification project.