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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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New TRU Managing Director gets started: James Richardson copy

New TRU Managing Director gets started

Thursday 20 Feb 2025

James Richardson has this week started his role as the new TRU Managing Director, heading up the North of England’s multi-billion-pound railway programme that will deliver more frequent, faster trains on a more reliable railway, better connecting millions of people across the North, between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. 

Awe-inspiring project to restore historic West Highland Line viaduct completed: Network Rail Scotland - Awe Viaduct Refurbishment February 2025 1

Awe-inspiring project to restore historic West Highland Line viaduct completed

Thursday 20 Feb 2025

Network Rail has completed a £3.5 million project to refurbish Awe viaduct near Taynuilt on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line.

Network Rail launches series of monthly public events for Oxford station upgrade: Oxford community session 2025

Network Rail launches series of monthly public events for Oxford station upgrade

Thursday 20 Feb 2025

Network Rail is inviting residents to learn more about progress on its multi-million-pound programme to upgrade the railway and Oxford station in a series of public events in the city.

Road closure in Deighton to enable TRU work: DEW 10-24-048

Road closure in Deighton to enable TRU work

Thursday 20 Feb 2025

From Friday 28 February until Monday 7 April, Whitacre Street in Deighton will be closed to vehicles as TRU engineers deliver upgrades.

New treasure trove of free railway learning resources to inspire next generation of innovators in bicentenary year: R200 Education materials banner

New treasure trove of free railway learning resources to inspire next generation of innovators in bicentenary year

Thursday 20 Feb 2025

A new teacher and parent toolkit has been launched to inspire more young people to consider a career in the railway. It’s been developed as part of a national campaign, called Railway 200, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, and is believed to be the biggest educational resource in the rail industry.

Pensarn residents invited to learn more about plans to enhance safety at two level crossings: View from the Coastal Path, looking toward Ty Gwyn Caravan Park

Pensarn residents invited to learn more about plans to enhance safety at two level crossings

Wednesday 19 Feb 2025

A public information event will be held on Wednesday 26 February at Abergele Town Council offices to present proposals for enhancing safety by closing both Pen Uchaf and Ty Gwyn footpath crossings in Pensarn and replacing them with a ramped footbridge over the railway. 

ONE MONTH TO GO: Vital engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week: SWR train at Windsor and Eton Riverside

ONE MONTH TO GO: Vital engineering works on the Windsor line to close railway for a week

Wednesday 19 Feb 2025

This Saturday marks one month to go until the start of critical railway upgrades between Staines and Windsor.

CCTV appeal after trespass incident which cost Network Rail over £550k: BTPappealpic

CCTV appeal after trespass incident which cost Network Rail over £550k

Tuesday 18 Feb 2025

Police investigating trespassing which caused severe disruption – affecting thousands of passengers' journeys – have issued this CCTV image.