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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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Derbyshire station’s accessibility scheme is completed: Alfreton station lifts, Network Rail

Derbyshire station’s accessibility scheme is completed

Tuesday 3 Jun 2025

Network Rail’s project to deliver step-free access at Alfreton station has been completed.

Extensive maintenance completed during Midland Main Line upgrade work: Teams working on overhead lines in East Midlands, Network Rail

Extensive maintenance completed during Midland Main Line upgrade work

Tuesday 3 Jun 2025

Essential maintenance work delivered alongside major upgrade project.

London journeys affected on one Sunday in June as digital signalling upgrades continue: GC 180 test train on Welwyn viaduct copy (1)

London journeys affected on one Sunday in June as digital signalling upgrades continue

Monday 2 Jun 2025

Digital signalling work between Potters Bar and Peterborough/Royston will affect London journeys on Sunday 15 June.

One week to go: maintenance work to affect journeys between Bristol and South Wales during June: OLE and track in South Glocs

One week to go: maintenance work to affect journeys between Bristol and South Wales during June

Monday 2 Jun 2025

Passengers are reminded to plan ahead during June, with one week to go until train services through South Gloucestershire and the Severn Tunnel are affected while vital maintenance takes place over a two-week period.

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.

Royal Artillery honoured by the railway as locomotive rededicated: Sir Andrew Gregory unveils Royal Artilleryman (1)

Royal Artillery honoured by the railway as locomotive rededicated

Friday 30 May 2025

Network Rail, South Western Railway and the Ministry of Defence gathered together in Salisbury for a rededication of the locomotive to the Royal Artillery following a major overhaul of the train.

Level crossing closure in Calderdale: Elland Brickyard LX-2

Level crossing closure in Calderdale

Friday 30 May 2025

From Friday 20 June until Monday 13 October, Elland Brickyard level crossing in Elland, Calderdale, will be closed.

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.