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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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Safety message issued after Fife level crossing misuse: Hospital Mill level crossing 1

Safety message issued after Fife level crossing misuse

Wednesday 16 Apr 2025

Network Rail Scotland and the British Transport Police (BTP) are raising awareness of the dangers of misusing level crossings, after multiple incidents at a crossing in Fife involving delivery vehicles. 

Passengers encouraged to plan ahead for early May bank holiday work: Network Rail engineering work-4

Passengers encouraged to plan ahead for early May bank holiday work

Wednesday 16 Apr 2025

This early May bank holiday, most of the railway network across east Anglia will be open for passengers to travel. Whether working, visiting friends or family, or exploring towns or the beauty of the countryside, train services will be running to most destinations.

Essential maintenance work to maintain safety and reliability on the Heart of Wales line: Standard image various works

Essential maintenance work to maintain safety and reliability on the Heart of Wales line

Wednesday 16 Apr 2025

Network Rail will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the Heart of Wales line between Llanwrtyd and Pantyffynnon from Tuesday 6 May to Friday 23 May.

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.