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A total of 37 new apprentices have joined railway maintenance teams in the North East, East Midlands and South East to start their on-the-job training after successfully completing their first year of the award-winning Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme.

A total of 12 new apprentices have joined railway maintenance teams in the east of England to start their on-the-job training after successfully completing their first year of the award-winning Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme.

Female engineers who work to provide a better, more reliable railway for passengers in the east of England have thrown their support behind Women in Engineering Day on Tuesday June 23.

A Network Rail project manager for the new station entrance in Leeds has thrown her support behind the campaign to increase diversity in engineering.

A major project which will pave the way for more passenger services between Corby, Kettering and London has entered its next phase as work in the Kettering area will start this week.

Thameslink rail passengers, in particular those connecting with Luton Airport or Eurostar, should allow up to 75 minutes longer to travel during a weekend of Network Rail engineering work to improve services.

One of Network Rail’s fleet of ‘high output’ machines will begin to upgrade the stretch of railway between Colchester and Shenfield from next week (Monday May 18),  as a major project to improve reliability on the line between London and Norwich enters its next phase.

Network Rail and Abellio Greater Anglia today thanked passengers for their patience as vital upgrades were completed over the May Bank Holiday on the line between London and Norwich.