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Network Rail and Northamptonshire schools keep spotlight on safety with hard-hitting new drama
Network Rail has commissioned a short film ‘18’ to highlight the dangers of trespassing on electrified railway and the devastating and far-reaching consequences this can have.
Record investment in improving the railway at the heart of Network Rail’s year
- Record £4.1bn spend on projects to improve the railway.
- Exceptional safety record continues.
- Reliability and performance of infrastructure assets continue at historically high levels.
- Cost efficiencies remain challenging.
- Train performance below industry expectations owing to increased congestion and severe weather events.
Repair work to take place at Chalkwell station footbridge
Network Rail will carry out £500k of repair and strengthening work to Chalkwell station footbridge, starting from Monday 9 July.
Safety is the goal for Network Rail and Scottish FA football camps
Network Rail will partner with the Scottish Football Association to deliver a series of football camps across central Scotland with the aim of getting young people to stay safe around the railway.
Network Rail reaffirms its commitment to the armed forces community
Network Rail reconfirmed its pledge to the armed forces community by re-signing its Armed Forces Covenant on Reservists Day.
Network Rail tackles the tides in Cumbria
Work is taking place along the Cumbrian coast to protect the railway from the seas which constantly batter the line.
Major improvements at Hebden Bridge station begin this week
Network Rail, Northern and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are working together to carry out major improvements to Hebden Bridge station as part of the Great North Rail Project.
49 degrees Celsius track temperatures buckle rail at Carlisle
Temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius are usually reserved for Death Valley in California or certain parts of the Middle East - not the north of England.
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