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Network Rail is teaming up with the British Transport Police (BTP) and Festival Republic, the organisers of this weekend’s Reading Festival, to set up a safe space at Reading station as part of a campaign against sexual violence.

Volunteers from Network Rail are doing their bit to support local wildlife by working with the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre to supply materials and assist with the building of an aviary – a bird enclosure with space for them to stretch their wings – as well as a new wild bird hospital. 

Today (Wednesday 17 August) the Department for Transport confirmed it has awarded £78.6m to Network Rail to support the redevelopment of Oxford station and railway, helping provide a bigger and better station, more services for passengers and freight, and improved journey times for passengers in the future. 

Around 20% of rail services will be able to run on Network Rail’s Western route on the upcoming strike days with most trains starting later and finishing much earlier than usual - between 7.30am and 6.30pm 

Passengers at Bristol Temple Meads will benefit from more toilets after a bathroom last seen in the 1990s was rediscovered, given a huge refurbishment and now reopened.

Network Rail has worked with Sampford Courtenay Parish Council in Devon to brighten up the platform of the local station, which is currently not used for passenger services, and provide space for community garden planters while creating a more pleasant view for people passing through on trips to and from Okehampton.

Passengers travelling through Bristol Temple Meads, Reading and London Paddington can now get free sanitary products as part of a drive to end period poverty.

CCTV footage at Wantage Road level crossing in Grove has recently captured footage of a group of children playing on the railway, putting themselves at risk through their irresponsible actions.