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Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station: Artists impression of aerial view of Hither Green AfA upgrades

Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station

Thursday 10 Apr 2025

Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme.

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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Blues’ Wembley final means busy trains between Birmingham and London: Wembley Train

Blues’ Wembley final means busy trains between Birmingham and London

Thursday 10 Apr 2025

Thousands of Birmingham City fans will head to London this weekend for the Vertu Trophy Cup Final, meaning trains and stations will be busier than normal.

New immersive experience in Edinburgh educates children on rail safety: Risk Factory - Jeremy Spence - Stenhouse Primary School

New immersive experience in Edinburgh educates children on rail safety

Thursday 10 Apr 2025

A new interactive experience is open to help children from Edinburgh and the Lothians understand the dangers of playing on or near the railway.  

Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station: Artists impression of aerial view of Hither Green AfA upgrades

Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station

Thursday 10 Apr 2025

Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme.

Major East Coast Main Line reinforcement project successfully completed: Browney Curve, Nework Rail (1)

Major East Coast Main Line reinforcement project successfully completed

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

Carbon-saving innovations help solve historical problem and improve passenger journeys

TEN DAYS TO GO: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across south London, East Kent and East Sussex: Lewisham track renewal-2

TEN DAYS TO GO: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across south London, East Kent and East Sussex

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

Network Rail and train operators in the south east are urging passengers to plan ahead over the Easter period as a major programme of railway upgrades in south London, Kent and Sussex are delivered.

Groundbreaking thermal modelling slashes railway heating costs: Points heating image-2

Groundbreaking thermal modelling slashes railway heating costs

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

Significant cost and carbon reductions will be delivered through an industry-leading initiative joint developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty and TSO, as the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA).

A new podcast for a national celebration: Great Rail Tales (credit - Railway 200)

A new podcast for a national celebration

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025
  • ‘Great Rail Tales’ launches as part of 200th anniversary of the modern railway
  • People invited to share rail stories
Early May Bank Holiday Weekend: Buses replace trains in the Basingstoke area while Network Rail carry out vital track improvements: SWR and GWR trains arriving at Basingstoke station

Early May Bank Holiday Weekend: Buses replace trains in the Basingstoke area while Network Rail carry out vital track improvements

Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

Buses will replace trains in the Basingstoke area over the early May Bank Holiday Weekend (Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May) while Network Rail complete essential track improvements.