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First AI apprentices join Britain's railway
The first cohort of Artificial Intelligence Engineering Apprentices has joined Britain's railway.
Journey to Great British Railways: New leadership appointment puts customers at the heart of Britain’s railway
- David Horne appointed as Integrated Chief Customer and Commercial Officer (ICCCO), bringing customer insight and commercial leadership together ahead of Great British Railways (GBR).
- The new role will put customers at the heart of decisions and lead a single customer and commercial strategy for the railway.
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Update: Barking freight train derailment – advice for customers
c2c passenger services from Barking to Dagenham Dock, Rainham and Purfleet, alongside London Overground services on the Suffragette line from South Tottenham to Barking Riverside, will restart on Wednesday 11 November, following the derailment of a GB Rail freight train on 23 October.
Railway staff and police step up action at Clapham Junction as trespass incidents across the railway in Sussex double in five years
- Railway staff and police join forces with a ‘Day of Action’ at Clapham Junction station on Friday to tackle trespass, anti-social behaviour and help protect vulnerable people
- Recorded trespass incidents across Sussex rose by over 70 between 2024/25 and 2025/26, with the total number of minutes of delays doubling between 2021/22 and 2025/26
- Targeted action includes high-visibility patrols, conversations with passengers and drone flights in the area – with similar operation in August seeing incidents drop by 87% at four locations
Plan ahead message as £3m Derbyshire rail upgrade begins this weekend
Passengers are reminded that there will be no trains between Derby and Matlock for nine days from Saturday 14 November as Network Rail renews more than 4.5km of track on the Derwent Valley Line.
Railway reopens after four-week £3.5m Merseyrail tunnel upgrades
Merseyrail’s Northern Line has fully reopened after major engineering work to strengthen and waterproof four underground tunnels in Liverpool.
New lift makes Hertford North station fully step-free
Passengers at Hertford North station are now benefiting from step-free access to all platforms after the completion of a major accessibility improvement scheme.
This weekend: Major upgrades for West Highland Line get underway
Major upgrades to the West Highland Line will get underway this weekend, as Network Rail prepares to deliver essential improvements aimed at making the railway more reliable.
VIDEO: High-tech leaf treatment expanded across North Wales after trial records zero leaf-related delays
Pioneering technology developed by Network Rail Wales and Borders is being rolled out more widely following encouraging results from a trial on the Conwy Valley Line, which recorded no leaf-related delays last autumn
Batley station gets step-free access for the first time following TRU improvement works
Batley station in West Yorkshire has become the latest station to realise the benefits of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which is transforming journeys across the North through upgraded stations, improved accessibility and a faster, more reliable railway.