Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected railway sites in Devon, Bristol, Berkshire and west London.

It was a busy bank holiday for Network Rail on the line to the Kent coast, where a brand-new type of bridge has been carefully built over the River Stour at Chartham.

Two Victorian-built railway viaducts in Birmingham are having essential repairs to make them more reliable for passenger and freight journeys.

Signalling apprentice, Thomas Briggs, based at Saxmundham in Suffolk, has become Network Rail’s 3000th apprentice since the apprenticeship levy launched in April 2017. The levy was introduced by the government to fund new apprenticeships, creating opportunities for school leavers like Thomas and helping to develop the existing workforce.

A proposal to invest a total of £5m to replace the Lindsells level crossing in Biggleswade with a bridleway bridge has been submitted as a planning application by Network Rail.

London Euston has become the first railway station in the country to provide the latest passenger information using British Sign Language. 

A helium balloon has caused delays to rail passengers after it got tangled in 25,000-volt overhead electric cables which power trains on Merseyside.

The multi-story car park at Leeds station, which has been closed since May 2019 to accommodate the construction of the new Platform Zero, has re-opened to the public today (1 June).