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Free exhibitions for Railway 200, now open at London Liverpool Street
Network Rail is inviting passengers and station users of all ages to explore new exhibitions on railway photography and history at London Liverpool Street, Britain’s busiest station.

REMINDER: Invitation to the Chalkwell and Southend East station community events
Plans to make Chalkwell and Southend East stations accessible with new lifts are to be displayed at community drop-in sessions in August

Surveys result in closure of railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle
Cumbrian Coast Line passengers are being advised the railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle will remain closed after recent surveys.

Vehicle-bashed Brighton Main Line bridge set to have protection beam installed
Essential improvement work to take place on bridge near Coulsdon South station to help prevent vehicle strikes damaging railway bridges.

£7m access improvements for East Kilbride line
Passengers travelling by train between East Kilbride and Glasgow are now benefitting from a £7m package of access improvements, with new lifts at Giffnock station going live.

Accountant-turned-fireman honoured in song celebrating 200 years of rail
An accountant who volunteers shovelling coal as a steam engine ‘fireman’ has had her life immortalised in a song for a special BBC series.

Striking new mural revealed at Manchester Oxford Road station
A bold, new mural now transforms the façade of the former Screen One building at Manchester Oxford Road station, celebrating the city’s creative spirit, and marking a milestone in Network Rail’s placemaking journey.

Ozzy Osbourne funeral expected to mean busy trains and stations
Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession is set to draw thousands of fans to the city centre to pay their last respects to Birmingham's heavy metal icon.