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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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Major milestone reached to provide step-free access at Wandsworth Town station
- Piling work for Wandsworth Town’s new lifts is complete, paving the way for improved accessibility at the station, with trains now once again calling at the station’s island platform
- Collaboration between track and train has completed this important phase of the programme and kept customers moving
- The £19.8 million project will deliver new lifts serving all platforms and a new station entrance on Odyssey Way, with step-free access expected in summer 2027
Passengers thanked as rail services resume following five-day emergency closure between Redhill and Tonbridge
- Engineers installed sheet piles to protect the railway from a further landslip in the Godstone area
- Additional work carried out to help remove some of the speed restrictions in the area
- Network Rail and Southern thank customers for their understanding during the closure
COMPLETED: Train services resume on the Hastings line after nine-day closure
- Engineers renewed slab track south of Tunbridge Wells station and carried out vital maintenance
- Additional work carried out to remove speed restrictions on the line between Etchingham and Battle
- Customers thanked for their patience and understanding during the closure
South Western tackles slippery rails and storm damage this autumn
- Leaf-busting trains and enhanced braking technology are helping protect the South Western network during challenging conditions and keep trains running safely and reliably
- Lots of trees fell across the South Western network during last week’s Storm Austen and Storm Boelo, which caused widespread disruption
- The named storms marked the beginning of a challenging time of year for Britain’s railways, with more storms, heavy rain and strong winds expected
- Leaf-busting trains will travel around 140,000 miles to clear tracks on the South Western network
- Major weather resilience projects, from drainage improvements on the Isle of Wight to landslip prevention in Somerset, are helping protect the network against extreme weather
Tomorrow: Essential Island Line improvement works begin
- The Island Line will be closed between Saturday 31 October and Sunday 15 November for essential improvement work
- Further improvements will take place between Ryde Pier Head and Ryde St Johns Road between Monday 16 and Sunday 29 November
- Customers should plan their journeys carefully as buses will replace trains
Five stations in the west of England to benefit from more than £24m of accessibility improvements
A major programme of improvements is gathering pace at stations across the west of England, making the railway more accessible for passengers and local communities.
Passengers advised to plan ahead during major November engineering work in west Wales
Essential track renewals and maintenance work will take place from early November, helping to improve the safety, reliability and resilience of the railway across west Wales.
Work to upgrade footbridge set to resume at Longport station
Network Rail will resume work at Longport this weekend, as part of a £1.4m investment to overhaul the station’s footbridge.