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Network Rail re-energises its Switched On website as rail safety education is put onto the English National Curriculum
- Rail safety education becomes mandatory in PSHE curriculum in England from September 2026
- Switched On rail safety website relaunched with enhanced, age-appropriate resources for school pupils from ages 3 - 16
- New materials added including resources to help tackle the influence of dangerous social media trends and peer pressure encouraging bad behaviour on or near railways
Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate the rail estate
New property development company set up to build 40,000 new homes and over 10 million sq ft of commercial space over the next ten years.
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Railway engineers take on Britain’s biggest Christmas jigsaw puzzle
Passengers have been urged to plan their journeys over the Christmas period as railway engineers take on a project dubbed Britain’s biggest Christmas jigsaw.
Incredible images show new rail bridge ahead of M6 installation
The steel structure of a £60m new railway bridge set to take passengers on the West Coast Main Line over the M6 has now been completed ahead of installation in January.
Huge improvements planned across the West Coast Main Line this Christmas
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas are being urged to check before they travel ahead of a programme of major railway improvements.
Meldreth Road level crossing work planned for Christmas
Rail engineers are planning to upgrade the safety features of the level crossing on Meldreth Road, Cambridgeshire, as part of the wider re-signalling project over Christmas.
Passengers advised to check before travelling as upgrade work to affect train journeys in Somerset this December.
Network Rail will complete essential engineering work over seven days in Somerset next week, affecting passengers travelling through the Castle Cary area.
South Western Railway and Network Rail restore full West of England timetable
- Hourly services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids resumed this morning, Saturday 29 November
- Speed restrictions between Gillingham in Dorset and Axminster in Devon have been removed
- South Western Railway and Network Rail would like to thank customers for their patience
All aboard! The Polar Express arrives at Euston station
Families are set to embark on magical journeys from London Euston this year as THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride arrives in style at the station.
Closure of Nottinghamshire footpath crossing
A footpath level crossing in Nottinghamshire has been closed by Network Rail.