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Five-point plan announced to improve customer experience at London Euston station
Network Rail and the Department for Transport have today (Friday 4 October) announced a five-point plan that aims to improve the functioning of Euston station and deliver a better passenger experience while it undergoes longer-term design changes.
Voting opens! Have your say on naming one of Network Rail’s autumn leaf-busting trains
- More than a thousand name suggestions have been whittled down to just four- which will get your vote in the search for a fitting name for one of Network Rail’s leaf busting trains?
- Voting is now open at www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/can-you-help-name-one-of-our-leaf-busting-trains/, closes midnight Friday 11 October
- The winning name will feature on one of Network Rail’s fleet of leaf-busting trains as they travel Britain clearing the rails to keep the railway running this autumn
Latest News
Transpennine Route Upgrade announces new Managing Director
James Richardson has today been announced as the new managing director of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the multi-billion railway electrification scheme delivering faster, cleaner and greener journeys for millions of people across the north of England.
Getting ready for autumn: How we’re reducing leaf-fall on the track between Wrexham and Bidston
The autumn weather is on the way – some might say it has already arrived – and at Network Rail that means a fresh set of challenges.
Island Line services resume following completion of large programme of vital maintenance
South Western Railway (SWR) services resume this morning (Monday 7 October) following a month-long closure of the Island Line while engineers completed a comprehensive programme of critical maintenance.
Anniesland station now step-free as ‘unique’ accessibility project is completed
New lifts at Anniesland station are now open, providing step-free access to passengers.
Lifts at Tilehurst station are one step closer as accessibility project reaches major milestone
Lift shafts have been successfully installed at Tilehurst station near Reading as Network Rail’s project to improve accessibility moves closer to completion.
Five-point plan announced to improve customer experience at London Euston station
Network Rail and the Department for Transport have today (Friday 4 October) announced a five-point plan that aims to improve the functioning of Euston station and deliver a better passenger experience while it undergoes longer-term design changes.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead of major repairs in the Ore tunnel between Hastings and Rye from Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November 2024
Work in the tunnel to improve drainage and repair brickwork will protect the railway for the future, improving the reliability of rail passengers' journeys
TRU Community Fund applications now closed
The application window for the first £175,000 TRU Community Fund is now closed, with almost 300 grant applications submitted in total.