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The search is on to find the best photography of the British landscape and that of the rail network. Entries are now open for the Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2013, which celebrates imagery of the best sights the country has to offer.

The search is on to find the best photography of the British landscape and that of the rail network. Entries are now open for the Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2013, which celebrates imagery of the best sights the country has to offer.

Network Rail opened the doors to the first half of the new concourse at Birmingham New Street station this weekend, in advance of its partial opening at the end of April.

Passengers arriving at Manchester Victoria will see the start of the station’s £44m transformation from Monday (8 April) as work begins to build a spectacular new station roof.

Life-size railway track, rail inspection helicopter presentations and apprentices talking about their work experience will all be part of an open evening for parents and young people hosted by Network Rail as part of its partnership with UTC Reading – a new University Technical College specialising in computer science and engineering for 14-19 year olds, opening this September.

Plans for a new £26m railway station in Rochester have been revealed.

Network Rail is proposing to build the new station as part of its commitment to increase capacity on the railway and deliver better facilities for passengers in Medway and Kent.

Punctuality on the railways reached 91.4% during Period 13, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail.

The complex job of stabilising the spoil heap at Hatfield colliery which slipped and caused extensive damage to the railway continues. However it is now anticipated this may take until the end of the summer to complete.