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• New signalling system and upgraded power supplies being installed on the railway west of London
• Rail upgrade is a crucial part of preparation for Elizabeth line services

With over 96% of the railway network unaffected by Network Rail planned improvement work, this coming bank holiday will be one of the least disruptive bank holidays for railway travel for many years.

With over 96% of the railway network unaffected by Network Rail planned improvement work, this coming bank holiday will be one of the least disruptive bank holidays for railway travel for many years.

Editor's note: Don’t worry, catapostrophe averted. It was an April fool. A spokesperson for Network Rail said: “Long live the… apostrophe!”.

Network Rail today announced that David Waboso, capital programmes director at London Underground, will join the company as managing director, Digital Railway.

Despite Storm Katie doing her best to disrupt the long weekend, Network Rail's orange army completed a record-breaking 450 engineering projects planned for the Easter bank holiday on time.

• Biggest package of improvements for passengers travelling to and from London Waterloo for decades
• Better station, extra seats and a fleet of new trains
• 30% increase in peak time passenger capacity by 2019
• Infrastructure investment includes longer platforms for longer trains
• Improved depots for this railway’s biggest ever fleet of trains

Network Rail Consulting, the international consultancy arm of Network Rail, is pleased to announce that Thomas Downs has been appointed as a non-executive director of Network Rail Consulting Ltd and chair of its North American business, Network Rail Consulting Inc.