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Network Rail renews important sections of track at Waterloo to improve reliability
Network Rail has completed an important weekend of improvements at Waterloo this weekend (4/5 March) replacing vital sections of track to make the railway more resilient and more reliable as part of the enormous £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade.
Network Rail and Stagecoach lead the way on International Women’s Day with female route leaders
- Only route in the UK headed up by two female managing directors
- Becky Lumlock of Network Rail and Margaret Kay of South West Trains lead track and train on one of country’s busiest networks
Hi-tech warning signs at South London railway bridge reduce bridge strikes by a third and cut delays to trains
The number of lorries hitting the notorious Thurlow Park Bridge over the A205 South Circular Road in Tulse Hill, London, has fallen by more than a third since new smart warning signs were introduced last summer, reducing delays to rail passengers and motorists.
Leeds station assistant appears in new Channel 5 documentary series
Jason Slassor, a customer service assistant for Network Rail at Leeds station, features in a new documentary series which goes behind the scenes of the rail industry.
International Women’s Day signals a career in rail engineering for Romford girls
Two female Network Rail graduates visited Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls in Romford yesterday (Tuesday) ahead of International Women’s day today, to encourage girls to think about a career in rail engineering.
Apprentices from Network Rail's Thameslink Programme inspire young people to consider an apprenticeship on the railway
A team of apprentices, work experience students and engineers from Network Rail’s Thameslink Programme are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2017 by visiting schools local to London Bridge station to inspire young people to consider an apprenticeship on the railway.
Event for residents near Bristol Parkway on next steps to provide new and better trains to the area
Residents living near Bristol Parkway station have been invited to a drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work to prepare the Great Western Main Line for electrification as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers.
From shipbuilding in Glasgow to upgrading railways in London and the South East, Network Rail’s Janice Crawford shows there’s no such thing as a job for the boys on International Women’s Day
As the first female apprentice at Govan Shipbuilders in the 1970s, Network Rail’s Janice Crawford walked into a traditionally “male” environment and kick-started a career that’s taken her around the world in heavy industries such as petrochemicals, oil and gas – and now railway building.
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