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Dawlish railway reopens in time for Easter holidays as Network Rail's 'orange army' wins its war with the elements
The communities and businesses of south and west Devon and Cornwall were celebrating today as their rail link with the rest of the country was restored in time for the Easter holidays, following eight weeks of painstaking repairs to the storm-ravaged railway at Dawlish.
Millions to benefit from massive multi-billion pound railway investment programme
Millions of people across the country are set to benefit from an ambitious five-year £38bn spending and investment programme – part of the biggest sustained investment programme ever – that will transform today's railway giving passengers more trains, more seats, reduced congestion and bigger, better stations.
Seamless integration of HS2 will transform Britain’s railway, says Network Rail
Network Rail has today welcomed the report of the HS2 deliverability review as a clear statement of the benefits an integrated approach could deliver for passengers, freight users and local communities.
Northampton schoolgirl gets first year’s university tuition paid after winning Network Rail’s ‘Could IT Be You?’ girls in IT competition
A 17-year-old student from Northampton has scooped the top prize of Network Rail's first Could IT Be You? competition, designed to show girls what working in IT is really about and the career opportunities open to them. Zoe Moore, from Sponne School in Northamptonshire, will have her first year's university fees paid for by the rail infrastructure company. Along with five runners up, she will also get a two-week paid work placement with the Network Rail IT team this summer.
National train performance for period 12 is 87.1% despite severe storms
The wettest winter for almost 250 years with the network experiencing severe flooding, landslips and line closures, tested the rail industry’s resilience during a difficult period 12.
Network Rail chief executive apologises for past failings on level crossing safety but points to significant progress
Network Rail’s chief executive has today issued a full and unreserved apology on behalf of the company for past failings in managing public safety at level crossings and for its past behaviour towards bereaved families.
Network Rail boldly launches Star Track trainee engineering scheme for 2014
School leavers across Britain are being offered the chance to join a trainee engineering design scheme, where they will earn as they learn and gain a foundation degree.
Easter holiday boost for south-west as Network Rail confirms Dawlish railway reopening
Network Rail today announced an accelerated date for reopening the Great Western Main Line through Dawlish, reconnecting West Devon and Cornwall to the national rail network – Friday 4 April, almost two weeks earlier than the previous mid-April estimate.
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