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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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£13.5 million government investment to transform Carlisle station
Passengers using Carlisle station will benefit from a £13.5 million government investment to transform the historic station into a modern transport hub that's easier to use and better connected to the city.
Packed schedule of engineering work saved the public two weekends of disruption
Network Rail has successfully delivered a raft of engineering projects – planned in an ambitious manner to spare the public two additional weekends of disruption.
Additional works at Melton level crossing – weekend closure extended
Network Rail will be returning to Melton level crossing in Suffolk on Friday 5 December 2025 to carry out essential improvement works as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining safe and reliable infrastructure.
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.