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5 February 2015 marks the one year anniversary of the severe storms which battered the Devon coastline, and washed away part of the Dawlish railway line and sea-wall.

A large landslip near Harbury Tunnel is to keep the line closed between Banbury and Leamington Spa for several weeks.

Network Rail is joining the British Transport Police (BTP) at level crossings across Britain this week, as part of the BTP’s ‘Operation Look’ awareness campaign.

At around 3pm yesterday (Saturday 31 January), there was an extremely significant landslip in the Harbury area between Leamington Spa and Banbury affecting both train lines and the tunnel.

After an initial assessment it is estimated that around 350,000 tonnes of material will need to be removed and the line between Leamington Spa and Banbury will have to remain closed for at least one week to allow for an investigation to determine the scale of the problem.

Passengers and station visitors at Britain's busiest station, London Waterloo, will have an extra month to enjoy the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards exhibition, currently on the station mezzanine, as huge popularity has led the station team to extend its run for a month until the end of February. Dozens of images of the winners and commended entries from this year's competition are being exhibited, including the winner of the Network Rail sponsored 'Lines in the Landscape' award, which rewards the best image taken of Britain’s railway network.

Network Rail is seeking to recruit 200 young people from across Britain for its award-winning apprenticeship scheme, as it continues the largest investment into the railway since Victorian times.

Christmas retail trading (29 November to 27 December 2014) at Network Rail’s 18 managed stations was the busiest on record growing 15.8%, with like-for-like sales growing by 10.7%, according to figures just released by the rail operator.

This contrasts sharply with the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index which recorded growth of only 2.6% for the 5-week period.

Network Rail has apologised to passengers after equipment on the railway near London Bridge has proved unreliable and caused delays this week.