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A Network Rail spokesperson said: “Many services in and out of King’s Cross station will be severely disrupted today because of a signalling failure overnight in the Peterborough area. 

• More than £84m to be invested this August bank holiday
• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work

For the first time in over 50 years passengers could soon travel directly between Oxford and Bedford, and Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, unlocking the region’s housing potential and transforming the lives of residents for generations to come as the East West Rail project moves a step closer today (27 July).

Alarming new figures reveal more than a quarter of teenagers (27%) confess to behaving in a way that could endanger their life on the railway. One in 10 teenagers admitted to walking along the railway line - more than two fifths of those (42%) in the last year¹.

Network Rail is inviting law firms to bid to be its legal advisers from 1 May 2019 until at least 2024.

The rail industry has reviewed its plans for the winter timetable following disruption in parts of the country after the May timetable change and will make fewer changes to ensure people get a more reliable service. 

David Noyes, former CEO of Cunard and senior director at BA, has joined Network Rail’s Board as a non-executive director.

Network Rail reconfirmed its pledge to the armed forces community by re-signing its Armed Forces Covenant on Reservists Day.