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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.
Visitors to Network Rail stations help boost Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal towards £1 million target
Passengers and visitors to London’s busiest railway stations were thanked for their generosity after helping raise funds in support of the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Day appeal on Thursday 30 October (London Poppy Day),
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‘Hotshot’ thermal imaging cameras to help prevent delays on South Western Railway
‘Hotshot’ thermal imaging cameras to help prevent delays on South Western Railway
- South Western Railway and Network Rail collaboration sees innovative year-long trial of thermal imaging cameras to help prevent delays
- Two cameras have been fitted to a South Western Railway train, now named ‘Hotshot’, to monitor tracks in London, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorset
- Faults that the Hotshot train will help detect can otherwise typically cause around 200 minutes of delays
- The project has been designed, managed and funded by Angel Trains
Engineering work to improve Kent and south east London’s railway over Christmas and New Year 2025/26
Passengers are asked to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as vital upgrades are delivered for a more reliable railway
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
£1m project to help future-proof Stranraer railway line
More than £1m is being invested in the Stranraer railway line this month as Network Rail carries out essential improvements aimed at delivering more reliable journeys for passengers.
COMPLETED: Full train services resume on the Isle of Wight after £3.5million investment into improving the railway
Island Line services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin resumed this morning (17 November) following a mix of full and partial closures over the past month.
Storm Claudia: Disruption to Manchester Airport services after overhead wire damage
Passengers are being advised that the railway between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly is closed while engineers assess and repair major damage to overhead power wires caused during Storm Claudia.
Passengers urged to check before travelling as Storm Claudia brings disruption to the Wales and Borders railway
Passengers and rugby fans travelling to Cardiff are being advised of a route closure on the rail network between Hereford and Newport due flooding caused by Storm Claudia