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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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Bookings open for ‘Inspiration’, Railway 200’s unique exhibition train: R200 Inspiration PR Manager banner

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

Thursday 12 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. 

Network Rail and RSSB host as global rail safety community comes together to encourage the world to make “safe decisions every time” when around the rail network: ILCAD 2025

Network Rail and RSSB host as global rail safety community comes together to encourage the world to make “safe decisions every time” when around the rail network

Thursday 12 Jun 2025

Last week saw Network Rail and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) proudly host over 200 delegates from 22 countries at the National Railway Museum in York for two landmark international rail safety events: International Rail Trespass Awareness Day (TReSPAD) on 4 June and International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) on 5 June.

REMINDER: Sutton station lift work starts on Monday: Sutton station lift replacement work - bus services

REMINDER: Sutton station lift work starts on Monday

Thursday 12 Jun 2025

Work to replace all three of the lifts at Sutton station begins on Monday, with passengers who need step-free access advised to use an alternative accessible local station such as Carshalton or Cheam.

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