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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: Big Manny and Manny Kang

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

Monday 17 Feb 2025

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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On track to a bright future: Rail Minister marks TRU visit with time capsule: TMV 02-27-009

On track to a bright future: Rail Minister marks TRU visit with time capsule

Thursday 27 Feb 2025

Today (February 27), TRU welcomed Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy to Ravensthorpe and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, to see the progress being made in transforming train travel in the north of England on the Transpennine Route Upgrade. 

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Network Rail responds to sentencing at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court

Thursday 27 Feb 2025

Following the sentencing at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court today for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974, relating to the incident at Surbiton on 9 February 2021 where Tyler Byrne tragically lost his life, Network Rail has issued the following statement.

Journey changes between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend: Gerrards Cross station new canopy from platform level

Journey changes between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend

Wednesday 26 Feb 2025

Passengers planning to travel between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend are being warned of changes to services while essential track maintenance takes place.

Ludlow station’s new lift opens and will transform access for passengers: Ludlow Station AfA

Ludlow station’s new lift opens and will transform access for passengers

Monday 24 Feb 2025

Members of the community joined MP Stuart Anderson to mark the official opening of Ludlow station’s new lift last Friday (21 February).

£5.4m Tooting station accessibility scheme completed: New lift at Tooting

£5.4m Tooting station accessibility scheme completed

Monday 24 Feb 2025

Two new lifts provide step-free access to each platform from the main entrance of the station.

Bridge successfully installed at Darlington station as part of £140m transformation: New footbridge-58

Bridge successfully installed at Darlington station as part of £140m transformation

Monday 24 Feb 2025

A 50-tonne footbridge has been installed by Network Rail at Darlington station – marking a major milestone in the £140m transport hub transformation.

Customers urged to plan ahead as TRU complete upgrades in West Yorkshire: MTWS 02-08-008

Customers urged to plan ahead as TRU complete upgrades in West Yorkshire

Monday 24 Feb 2025

Next Monday (March 3), the TRU team will begin engineering work between Ravensthorpe and Leeds, with weekday services affected until Friday 21 March. Weekend services remain unimpacted during this period.

TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work to close Heart of Wessex Line for a week: Trains at Castle Cary

TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work to close Heart of Wessex Line for a week

Monday 24 Feb 2025

From Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March, train services will change on the Heart of Wessex Line with no trains running between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary for a week, while Network Rail complete vital improvements to the railway in the Yeovil area.