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When it comes to inspiring girls into engineering it seems there’s no one quite like dad or granddad
- Network Rail’s female employees thank their male relatives for inspiring them and countering the perception that “engineering is not for girls”
- This International Women in Engineering Day, Network Rail is celebrating its female workforce and encouraging young females to follow in their footsteps
London Bridge station to reopen 5 June - UPDATED
Following the incident on London Bridge on Saturday 3 June, on advice from the Metropolitan police, London Bridge national rail station has reopened on Monday 5 June from 5am for entry and exit.
London Bridge station to reopen 5 June
Following the incident on London Bridge on Saturday 3 June, on advice from the Metropolitan police, London Bridge national rail station will reopen on Monday 5 June from 5am.
Railway tree census singles-out “problem trees” helping to reduce costs and improve safety
Instances of train delays caused by trees falling onto the tracks could dramatically reduce as Network Rail, the company responsible for running and maintaining the railway, rolls-out a national “tree census” database with the ability to identify and target specific trees that could eventually cause problems for train passengers.
Number of people risking their lives on the railway hits 10-year-high
New figures reveal one person every hour trespasses on the railway and puts their life in danger.
Passengers reminded to plan in advance this Easter ahead of £70m upgrade to Britain’s rail network
- More than 95 percent of the network will be running as normal this Easter
- There will be changes to some services over the Easter weekend while Network Rail delivers part of its Railway Upgrade Plan
- This work will provide faster and more frequent services to help relieve over-crowding on Britain's railways
Rail freight industry and Network Rail collaborate to increase railway capacity
Timetable overhaul to potentially free-up thousands of slots for passenger services
A massive timetable shakeup is being implemented after Britain’s rail freight industry collaborated over a two-year, industry-wide review into more efficient freight operations. Together, Network Rail and freight operators identified 50 per cent of the reserved slots on the railway for freight trains were not being used and could potentially be given up for thousands of new passenger and freight services.
Settle-Carlisle line reopens after orange army repairs to major landslip
- Network Rail engineers complete most challenging railway repair ever
- Northern train services resume on world’s most iconic railway
- Flying Scotsman, the world’s best-loved steam train, marks the occasion
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