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First AI apprentices join Britain's railway: GBRX AI apprentices

First AI apprentices join Britain's railway

Thursday 22 Oct 2026

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-7

Journey to Great British Railways: New leadership appointment puts customers at the heart of Britain’s railway

Wednesday 21 Oct 2026
  • 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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Improvements completed for Havant’s railway in October and November: Hole drilling

Improvements completed for Havant’s railway in October and November

Monday 2 Nov 2026
  • The latest track and signalling improvements are part of two major projects to provide a more reliable railway for South Western Railway and Southern customers 
  • Improvement work took place between Saturday 24 October and Sunday 1 November, affecting train services through Havant  
October half-term railway upgrades completed between Staines and Windsor: 30 Wooden wheeltimbers

October half-term railway upgrades completed between Staines and Windsor

Monday 2 Nov 2026
  • Bridge and track upgrades formed part of a wider plan to reduce delays and improve reliability between London Waterloo, Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside
  • Engineers worked around the clock for seven days whilst the line was closed
  • Engineering work took place between Monday 26 October and Sunday 1 November affecting train services in the Staines, Windsor, Hounslow, Feltham and Virginia Water areas
Track upgrades to impact majority of Liverpool Lime Street trains: Northern and Transpennine Express trains in Liverpool Lime Street September 2026-2

Track upgrades to impact majority of Liverpool Lime Street trains

Monday 2 Nov 2026

Rail passengers planning journeys in or out of Liverpool this Sunday (8 November) are being advised to check before they travel while essential railway upgrades take place.

Railway reopens between Leeds and York after nine days of TRU upgrades completed in North Yorkshire:  Common Lane, Church Fenton

Railway reopens between Leeds and York after nine days of TRU upgrades completed in North Yorkshire

Monday 2 Nov 2026

Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Church Fenton have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North.

Sheffield bridge deck replacement affects passenger services this weekend: Dore & Totley station - with work compound visible

Sheffield bridge deck replacement affects passenger services this weekend

Monday 2 Nov 2026

Passengers are reminded that the reconstruction of a Sheffield bridge deck will affect some journeys in the area this weekend (7-8 November).

Oxford station masterplanner announced to design new gateway to the city: Generic shot of Oxford station

Oxford station masterplanner announced to design new gateway to the city

Monday 2 Nov 2026

· Network Rail appoints architects and masterplanners Hawkins\Brown with 5th Studio to design a long-term solution for Oxford station

· Alongside the committed new western entrance, the vision would also include a new main eastern entrance and improved onward transport links, with facilities designed to cater for future growth

· Station to be readied for East-West Rail, and the Oxford Cambridge Growth Corridor

Passengers thanked following completion of major Saxmundham junction renewal: Saxmundham Junction October 2026 Anglia (1)

Passengers thanked following completion of major Saxmundham junction renewal

Monday 2 Nov 2026

Passengers are being thanked after engineers completed a major renewal of Saxmundham junction during a nine-day programme of work on the East Suffolk Line, delivering upgrades that will improve railway reliability and help support future freight services to Sizewell C.

Digital signalling and track upgrades on East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough: In cab view-3

Digital signalling and track upgrades on East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough

Monday 2 Nov 2026

Further digital signalling upgrade work alongside essential track and lineside improvements will mean no trains on the East Coast Main Line between Peterborough or Letchworth and London on the last weekend of November.