Network Rail’s Wales and Western region has developed a new type of sleeper – used on the railway to support the track – with environmental benefits.

One of Glasgow’s busiest bridges is on track to re-open to traffic next month.

Network Rail and its contractor, Story Contracting are now in the final phase of a £12.6m project to replace the structure on Shields Road.

Network Rail has welcomed the opening of Louisiana chicken restaurant Popeyes at Waterloo station, marking Popeyes first foray into travel retail.

The restoration of Huddersfield’s existing trainshed station roof will now commence to preserve the structure, with this being one of the few remaining ‘Euston Roof’ examples on the operational railway today.  

Plans for a state-of-the art government office development in York have been given the go-ahead.

People living near the railway in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire are being reminded of the potential risks of overhead power lines as the latest section of the Midland Main Line prepares to go live.

Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents (2,685 on the Kent routes) on the rail network in the 2023/24 financial year – that’s one every half an hour.   

Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents (2,811 on the Sussex route) on the rail network in the 2023/24 financial year – that’s one every half an hour.