Rail passengers travelling between Newcastle and Edinburgh are being urged to check their journey before travelling as three weekends of track and drainage work begin on the East Coast Main Line this Saturday (14 September).

• Historic signal box makes the 330-mile journey from Wye station in Kent to Prospidnick in Cornwall
• Upcycling project gives otherwise redundant structure a new lease of life on heritage railway
• Project to carefully remove delicate structure enabled by ex-offenders involved in the ‘Brighter Futures in Rail’ project

A railway safety manager from the West Midlands is being celebrated as a ‘guardian of the community’ in new a ‘hidden heroes’ campaign launched by Network Rail.

New findings* released today (Thursday 12 September) reveal railway professionals are underrated in public importance compared to other key workers.

Two acclaimed south coast artists will highlight the often underrated work of railway professionals at London's Waterloo station on Thursday.

One of the south west’s railway workers stars in a new campaign to highlight the essential roles of people who keep trains running, as new findings* released by Network Rail reveal railway professionals are underrated in public importance compared to other key workers in Britain.

New findings* released by Network Rail reveal railway professionals are underrated in public importance compared to other key workers in Britain. The results come as Network Rail launches a new campaign today (Thursday 12 September) called ‘Hidden Heroes’ – highlighting the vital work its employees do to keep the railway running, with a total of 1.61 billion journeys made by rail passengers in Great Britain in the latest year alone (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024).**

Track that was removed from the Severn Tunnel during the recent renewal of the line will have a second life after moving to the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) to be used as sidings.