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Manny Squared: Award winning Mannys team up to create a rail safety lesson that will never be forgotten as school children head off for their half term break
Tik Tok sensation Big Manny teamed up with Network Rail community safety manager Manny Kang to deliver an informative and interactive rail safety talk to pupils of the King Charles I school in Kidderminster. The session served as a timely reminder for students to stay vigilant and safe around railways, as they approached the half-term holiday.
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COMPLETED: West of England Line between Gillingham and Yeovil reopens after essential work to strengthen embankments
Trains are now running again on the West of England Line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction after Network Rail completed a package of upgrades in the Gillingham area.
Date announced for the arrival of Railway 200’s unique touring exhibition train at London Euston
The celebratory train will be at London Euston from 12 July to 15 July, one of 60 locations to host the train over the next 12 months.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital £15m engineering work to close parts of the Cambrian line for 16 days from mid-March
Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line from mid-March to early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period.
Railway 200’s unique touring exhibition train to visit Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering in Derby
As part of Railway 200 – a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway – a new and unique exhibition train is due to be a major attraction at The Greatest Gathering, hosted by train builder Alstom at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works from 1 to 3 August.
Railway 200’s unique touring exhibition train’s stopping points along East Coast Main Line
A unique exhibition train touring the country to mark 200 years of the modern railway will make stops along and near the East Coast Main Line.
Railway 200: Unique touring exhibition train comes to Waterloo this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit Waterloo 18 & 19 July as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers
- Inspiration will also visit Margate station (20-21 July) and Bluebell Railway (23-29 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Register to receive updates before bookings open
Railway 200: Unique touring exhibition train comes to Sussex this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit the Bluebell Railway 23-29 July as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers
- Inspiration will also visit Waterloo station (18-19 July) and Margate station (20-21 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Register to receive updates before bookings open
Railway 200: Unique touring exhibition train comes to Kent this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit Margate station from 20-21 July as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers
- Inspiration will also visit Waterloo station (18-19 July) and Bluebell Railway (23-29 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Register to receive updates before bookings open