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All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
Network Rail reveals a bridge is struck every five hours, naming Britain’s most-bashed bridges and urging drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’
- 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
- Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes
Latest News
Cross-border train operators strengthen collaboration across Scotland’s Railway
A new team of railway colleagues have begun working in Scotland’s rail operating centre this week, bringing cross-border operators into the state-of-the-art control room for the first time.
Vital Mildmay line track replacement work to continue into new year, helping to keep trains on time in future
Following a partial closure of the London Overground Mildmay line over 11 days at Christmas, Network Rail will continue to deliver a major track replacement project over three weekends during January and February.
Figures reveal Scottish regions with most bridge strikes
New figures from Network Rail reveal the significant disruption caused when vehicles collide with railway bridges.
Longport station’s footbridge upgrade faces further delay
Rail passengers and local people who use Longport station in Stoke-on-Trent are being informed of a further delay to its essential footbridge improvements.
Upgrade work in Deighton continues over Christmas period
From 22:15 on Wednesday 24 December until 05:30 on Sunday 27 December, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) team will undertake major engineering work in Deighton whilst trains aren’t running on the network.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Changes to train services at London Waterloo as Network Rail carry out major upgrades at Queenstown Road
Train services into and out of London Waterloo will change from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road
Essential weekend engineering works on Essex Thameside line planned to maintain reliability for passengers
Network Rail teams will be carrying out essential maintenance on the Essex Thameside line over several weekends in January and February 2026. These works are aimed at keeping the railway safe, reliable, and comfortable for passengers.
Wrapping up the year with improvements across Scotland’s Railway this Christmas
Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys carefully this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers essential engineering work to improve Scotland’s railway.