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Get your maintenance career on track with Network Rail: Maintenance recruitment campaign

Get your maintenance career on track with Network Rail

Monday 2 Jun 2025

Network Rail has launched a new national recruitment drive, focussing on maintenance roles. There are a variety of positions open to entry level candidates, from Operative and Technician, right through to Team Leader.

Network Rail stations and offices go solar in ground-breaking deal with EDF Renewables: solar farm

Network Rail stations and offices go solar in ground-breaking deal with EDF Renewables

Friday 30 May 2025

A solar farm about to begin construction in Norfolk will help to power Network Rail stations and offices thanks to a revolutionary deal with energy supplier EDF Renewables.

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Railway upgrade works between Bridgend and St Fagans, Cardiff: GenericTrackMaintenance

Railway upgrade works between Bridgend and St Fagans, Cardiff

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

Network Rail (Wales and Borders) is undertaking an essential programme of track renewal and maintenance work between Bridgend and St Fagans.

Railway 200: Bookings open for unique exhibition train visiting London Paddington and the south west this winter: R200 Inspiration PR Manager banner

Railway 200: Bookings open for unique exhibition train visiting London Paddington and the south west this winter

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

Bookings have opened for visits to a unique exhibition train, part of a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200. 

Railway 200: touring exhibition train comes to the North West this November: Artist impression of Inspiration carriage Wonderlab on Wheels-3 cropped

Railway 200: touring exhibition train comes to the North West this November

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

Bookings have opened for visits to Blackpool North this Autumn to see the unique exhibition train, part of a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200. 

Bookings open for ‘Inspiration’, Railway 200’s unique exhibition train: Artist impression of Inspiration carriage Your Railway Future 1-3

Bookings open for ‘Inspiration’, Railway 200’s unique exhibition train

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

A new and unique exhibition train will visit Scotland this October as part of a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200.

Bookings now open for Inspiration – Railway 200’s unique exhibition train: Artist impression of Inspiration carriage Wonderlab on Wheels-3

Bookings now open for Inspiration – Railway 200’s unique exhibition train

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
  • First six months of train’s year-long tour now confirmed
2025 tour announced for Railway 200’s unique exhibition train: R200 Inspiration PR Manager banner

2025 tour announced for Railway 200’s unique exhibition train

Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

• First six months of year-long anniversary schedule confirmed
• Get inspired - book or register interest now

Passengers advised of rail improvement work affecting Midland Main Line journeys over several weekends: Wiring work on Midland Main Line - Network Rail

Passengers advised of rail improvement work affecting Midland Main Line journeys over several weekends

Tuesday 10 Jun 2025

A range of rail improvement projects will be carried out during a series of weekend engineering work affecting London journeys on the Midland Main Line.

'Train Landscape’ by Eric Ravilious wins global vote to find the public’s favourite UK railway artwork: R200 I ART UK Press release hero banner

'Train Landscape’ by Eric Ravilious wins global vote to find the public’s favourite UK railway artwork

Monday 9 Jun 2025

• Watercolour painted in 1940 comes top in poll marking 200 years of the modern railway
• Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums has now put the watercolour on display
• Announcement made on the anniversary of the birth of railway pioneer George Stephenson
• Art UK and Railway 200 organised the ballot, which drew votes from around the world