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Network Rail is inviting young people and their families from across the West of England and Thames Valley area to its state-of-the-art maintenance training centre in Bristol to experience life as a railway apprentice and meet the people and high-tech kit involved in keeping Britain’s rail network running.

- Delay minutes down 54%
- Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 67%
- Total cost to industry reached three-year low; down more than £5m

Network Rail has announced that four of its executive directors have been awarded a portion of their Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) payment, reflecting the performance of the company in the period 2009-12. The payment has been reduced to take account of some safety and train performance issues.

The search is on to find the best photography of the British landscape and that of the rail network. Entries are now open for the Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2013, which celebrates imagery of the best sights the country has to offer.

Punctuality on the railways reached 91.4% during Period 13, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail.

The Rail Delivery Group is inviting applications for Associate Membership of the Group.

Passengers at Reading now have a bigger, better station after Network Rail successfully completed the first part of an 11-day programme of upgrades over the Easter weekend.

Britain's railways are the most improved in Europe, according to the most comprehensive comparison study yet published of the rail networks in all 27 EU countries.