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Get back on track: Students encouraged to give Network Rail apprenticeships a try
With A-Level results day here, Network Rail is encouraging young people to consider apprenticeships as a valuable and rewarding alternative, offering real career opportunities and practical experience in a key industry.
Britain’s rail network will be open for business over the August bank holiday but passengers asked to check before travelling
The vast majority of the rail network will be open for business over the August bank holiday, so passengers can make the most of the long summer weekend to visit friends and family and travel to the hundreds of events taking place across Britain.
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Get back on track: Students encouraged to give Network Rail apprenticeships a try
With A-Level results day here, Network Rail is encouraging young people to consider apprenticeships as a valuable and rewarding alternative, offering real career opportunities and practical experience in a key industry.
A new era of accessibility comes to Abergavenny
Abergavenny station has taken a major step forward in accessibility and inclusivity with the opening of a brand-new footbridge; the first in the station’s history to provide step-free access between platforms.
Engineering work to affect trains between Swindon and Gloucester
Network Rail will complete essential engineering work on the Golden Valley line later this month that will impact passengers between Swindon and Gloucester.
Level crossing in Saddleworth to temporarily close this month
Moorgate Halt level crossing in Uppermill, Saddleworth will temporarily close from Saturday 30 August for six months as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Huge steel beams arrive for railway bridge renewal over M6 in Penrith
Major sections of a replacement railway bridge which will take the West Coast Main Line over the M6 are arriving on site ahead of its complete overhaul next year.
Safety staff patrolling West Midlands stations to help keep passengers moving
Station safety teams are being used in the West Midlands to help resolve issues before they can delay passengers' journeys.
TEN DAYS TO GO: Buses replace trains across Berkshire, Surrey and Hampshire over August Bank Holiday
Buses will replace trains on the lines surrounding Guildford over the August Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 23rd August – Monday 25th August while vital engineering improvements are carried out on the South Western Railway network.
TEN DAYS TO GO: Buses replace trains between Barnes and Kew Bridge for upgrade works on Barnes Bridge
South Western Railway passengers on the Hounslow Loop should be aware that buses replace trains between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed between 23 and 31 August while we complete vital strengthening works on Barnes Bridge.