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Rail industry rallies for Samaritans Brew Monday
On Monday 19 January organisations across the rail industry came together to celebrate Brew Monday, Samaritans annual campaign.
UPDATE: Passengers across Britain reminded to check before they travel on Thursday evening and Friday morning as Storm Goretti moves in
- Heavy snow and high winds moving into western, north-western and central parts of England and Wales this afternoon means disruption to trains in some parts of the national network.
- Some lines in parts of Wales are closed as of 1600 today (Thursday 8 January) and a rare red weather warning for high winds means all trains will be suspended in Cornwall, England, from 1800. Further line closures are expected in the West and East Midlands and North West overnight and Friday morning as the weather system moves north and east.
- Disruption will continue overnight and into Friday, including changes to services on the West Coast Main Line and potential line closures elsewhere.
Passengers planning to travel are strongly advised to check their full journeys as this is a developing situation and alterations to services may be made at short notice.
King honours Network Rail employees in New Year list
Two current Network Rail employees and one former employee have been named in the King's 2026 New Year's Honours List.
With one week to go before Christmas, passengers are reminded to plan their journeys as improvement work means changes to trains on some major routes
As the one-week countdown to Christmas begins, rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys over the festive period, as works taking place will result in significant changes to services in some areas.
Network Rail reveals a bridge is struck every five hours, naming Britain’s most-bashed bridges and urging drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’
- 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
- Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes
Network Rail's Test Tracks takes centre stage as hydrogen is delivered by rail for the first time
Network Rail, working with rail and energy partners Freightliner and GeoPura, has transported hydrogen for the first time on Britain's rail network, marking a major step forward for both the rail and energy sectors.
All aboard! 16 new dates announced for ‘brilliant’ exhibition train celebrating 200 years of rail
- Railway 200’s free exhibition train celebrates past, present and future of rail for 200th anniversary
- 40,000 have visited, describing it as “brilliant” and “interactive” & 9 in 10 would recommend it to a friend
- The popular and family-friendly attraction is on a 60-stop, year-long tour of Britain and 16 new dates have been announced, including Preston, Crewe and Cambridge
- Tickets are free but availability is limited. Book here
Network Rail re-energises its Switched On website as rail safety education is put onto the English National Curriculum
- Rail safety education becomes mandatory in PSHE curriculum in England from September 2026
- Switched On rail safety website relaunched with enhanced, age-appropriate resources for school pupils from ages 3 - 16
- New materials added including resources to help tackle the influence of dangerous social media trends and peer pressure encouraging bad behaviour on or near railways
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