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• Sales soar as leading retailers set up shop in Paddington Lawn
• Network Rail regeneration prepares historic terminus for upsurge in visitors with arrival of Crossrail

• 98% of Brits intend to stay in the UK this bank holiday
• 77% who venture out won’t travel for more than two hours
• 33% leave their plans to the last minute

• 600 apprenticeship opportunities to be offered nationwide by the company over the next 12 months across a range of disciplines
• Number of places on Network Rail’s renowned Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme doubled from 150 in 2015 to more than 300 in 2017/18
• New apprenticeships offered in cyber security and digital railway

Nationwide schools poster competition winner helps keep children off the tracks over the summer

Britain's biggest builder Network Rail, which is responsible for over 20% of Britain's infrastructure spend, is today announcing sweeping new reforms that will enable companies to become heavily involved in delivering railway investment projects.

• Unprecedented investment – £133m – will be spent on upgrading the rail network across Britain this August bank holiday
• Passengers should plan early as travel will be impacted in and out of London Bridge, Euston, Liverpool St, Waterloo, Paddington, Cannon Street, Charing Cross and Blackfriars
• Services out of London Victoria, King’s Cross, St Pancras, Marylebone and Fenchurch Street are unaffected but are likely to be much busier
• No services to or from London Euston on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August
• Services in and out of Waterloo station will be limited throughout August
• Fewer trains into London Bridge station from 26 August – 2 September

Bosses responsible for upgrading and modernising Britain’s railway with digital technology have today (20/7) revealed plans how they could incorporate next generation tech from new suppliers, non-railway sectors, and businesses with specialist tech-sector knowledge, while making it easier for these organisations – not usually associated with the railway – to get involved and become partners to the railway network.

• Record £3.9bn spend on enhancements
• Exceptional safety record continues
• Reliability and performance of infrastructure assets now best on record
• Cost efficiencies remain challenging
• Train performance below industry expectations owing to increased congestion, severe weather and industrial action