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Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate the rail estate: Platform4 Newcastle Forth Goods Yard1

Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate the rail estate

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

New property development company set up to build 40,000 new homes and over 10 million sq ft of commercial space over the next ten years.

Visitors to Network Rail stations help boost Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal towards £1 million target: LondonPoppyDay25

Visitors to Network Rail stations help boost Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal towards £1 million target

Friday 31 Oct 2025

Passengers and visitors to London’s busiest railway stations were thanked for their generosity after helping raise funds in support of the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Day appeal on Thursday 30 October (London Poppy Day),

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Passengers urged to ‘check before you travel’ as flooding affects Cumbria: Caldew River flooding

Passengers urged to ‘check before you travel’ as flooding affects Cumbria

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

Rail passengers have been urged to check their journeys before travelling this morning after flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire overnight.

Industry-leading safety training centre hits 10,000 visitors: Inside TRUST

Industry-leading safety training centre hits 10,000 visitors

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) TRUST centre, the first purpose-built rail safety centre of its kind in the North of England, has now surpassed 10,000 visitors.

Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate the rail estate: Platform4 Newcastle Forth Goods Yard1

Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate the rail estate

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

New property development company set up to build 40,000 new homes and over 10 million sq ft of commercial space over the next ten years.

Video: Major accessibility upgrades coming to Tenby Station providing step-free access to both platforms for the first time: Tenby AfA digital mock up

Video: Major accessibility upgrades coming to Tenby Station providing step-free access to both platforms for the first time

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

Passengers using the popular West Wales station are set to enjoy easier, more accessible journeys thanks to Network Rail’s upcoming upgrades.

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Passengers urged to check before travelling as services suspended on Barnstaple-Crediton line

Wednesday 12 Nov 2025

Passengers planning to travel between Barnstaple and Crediton in the coming days are being urged to check before travelling as services on the line have been suspended owing to flooding.

UK's first low-carbon track renewal takes place between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill: Aerial view of track between Honor Oak Park and Brockley looking north

UK's first low-carbon track renewal takes place between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill

Wednesday 12 Nov 2025

1,150 yards of plain line track have been replaced on a stretch of railway line in south London using a suite of low carbon, sustainable materials - a UK first that will help Network Rail contribute to its net zero commitment

New signalling system commissioned at Darlington as part of £140m transformation: Darlington update Nov 25 3

New signalling system commissioned at Darlington as part of £140m transformation

Wednesday 12 Nov 2025

Passengers are advised that journeys between York and Newcastle will be affected when Darlington’s new signalling system – part of the station’s £140 million upgrade – is brought into use.

£4.5m upgrade delivered on the Kyle line: Kyle line 3

£4.5m upgrade delivered on the Kyle line

Tuesday 11 Nov 2025

Improvement work on the Kyle line in the Highlands has been successfully completed, following a £4.5m investment over the past three weeks.