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The long-awaited opening dates for Birmingham New Street station and Grand Central have been confirmed.

Volunteers have been helping the Thameslink Programme test a new platform surface being developed to help make the railway more accessible.

“When other people are finishing university, I’ll have a career.”

Network Rail is inviting members of the public to a safety event to discuss the level crossing in Wem town centre.

Last Friday (26/6), the first battery-powered train to run on Britain’s rail network in more than half a century was recognised with its first industry award, picking up the prize for best “cross industry project” at the 2015 Railway Industry Innovation Awards hosted by Modern Railways at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London.

With extremely hot temperatures forecast this week Network Rail explains how they and train operators minimise the risk of disruption to passengers during hot weather.

To celebrate Armed Forces Day, Network Rail has been talking to one of its military veterans about switching from the British Army to the Network Rail’s Orange Army of engineers.

More train passengers arrived at their destination on time last year than ever before, Network Rail’s Annual Report has revealed today. Following decades of underinvestment, Britain is now investing record amounts in our railway to ensure it remains fit for purpose as well as able to accommodate the record number of trains.  Britain now has the safest passenger network in Europe and the railway asset reliability is the best it has ever been, even whilst passenger numbers have doubled in the last 20 years.