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Voting opens! Have your say on naming one of Network Rail’s autumn leaf-busting trains
- More than a thousand name suggestions have been whittled down to just four- which will get your vote in the search for a fitting name for one of Network Rail’s leaf busting trains?
- Voting is now open at www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/can-you-help-name-one-of-our-leaf-busting-trains/, closes midnight Friday 11 October
- The winning name will feature on one of Network Rail’s fleet of leaf-busting trains as they travel Britain clearing the rails to keep the railway running this autumn
Majority of rail network open over festive period but passengers urged to check before travelling as upgrade package delivered
- More than 95% of rail network open for business as normal, but some routes will be affected.
- Network Rail will be undertaking a programme of work over Christmas and New Year to improve your railway and provide better, more reliable services for passengers across Britain.
- Timetables for train services running over the festive period will start to go live from this weekend- passengers asked to plan their journeys as soon as they can. Visit National Rail Enquiries or your train operator’s website
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Voting opens! Have your say on naming one of Network Rail’s autumn leaf-busting trains
- More than a thousand name suggestions have been whittled down to just four- which will get your vote in the search for a fitting name for one of Network Rail’s leaf busting trains?
- Voting is now open at www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/can-you-help-name-one-of-our-leaf-busting-trains/, closes midnight Friday 11 October
- The winning name will feature on one of Network Rail’s fleet of leaf-busting trains as they travel Britain clearing the rails to keep the railway running this autumn
Improvement work set to begin on Glasgow city centre rail bridge
A six month project to improve a 140-year-old railway bridge over Salkeld Street, in Glasgow, has begun.
ONE MONTH TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead over October half term as Network Rail undertakes essential work on the Medway Valley line
- Engineering works to take place near East Farleigh station and at Maidstone West station
- Between Thursday 31 October and Sunday 3 November the line is closed between Paddock Wood and Maidstone West, with buses replacing trains
- People asked to plan ahead and check before they travel
National Poetry Day: Network Rail signaller publishes poems inspired by time spent working in a signal box
When he isn’t keeping the railway safe and moving freely, Network Rail signaller Ezra Miles is penning his thoughts down in the form of poetry.
Bridge demolition work complete on £140m East Kilbride project
Network Rail has demolished two bridges on the East Kilbride line as part of a £140m improvement project.
Network Rail confirms next steps for Botley Road programme with critical focus on Thames Water’s sewer and mains connections
Network Rail has today provided an update on the next steps in its Botley Road programme.
Weekend rail upgrades on the East Coast Main Line this October
East Coast Main Line passengers are being advised to plan their weekend journeys in advance this October during essential railway upgrades.
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