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Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks
Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.
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National Apprenticeship Week: TRU number crunching
As TRU celebrates National Apprenticeship Week, the halfway mark has already been surpassed in its aim to take on 590 apprentices across the entire duration of the programme.
Cutting edge signalling system ready to run trains on new East West Rail infrastructure
Network Rail signallers are poised to welcome trains on the new East West Rail route between Oxford and Milton Keynes using some of the latest technology to help make rail journeys reliable.
Vital upgrades affecting London journeys taking place over several weekends from February
Passengers are advised of weekend work which will see major strides made in a project delivering better journeys on the Midland Main Line.
Railway 200 Events Update
Railway 200 marks the bicentenary of the first passenger railway journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.
So far, over 200 events celebrating the past, present and future of the railway have been scheduled across Britain over the coming year. More events are being added to Railway 200's website every week.
The following is a list of events and booking opportunities in February and March which may be of interest your readers.
Motspur Park station receives accessibility upgrades in its centenary year
Ahead of its 100th birthday in July, Motspur Park has received an early birthday present by becoming the latest station on Network Rail’s Wessex route to become step free, following an £11.4m investment to improve accessibility.
More than 350,000 trees planted and many more to come as The Tree Council and Network Rail renew award-winning partnership
Network Rail and The Tree Council are aiming to plant thousands of trees in hundreds of communities across the country as their award-winning partnership is renewed for an additional five-year period.
Network Rail supports Samaritans in York to bust ‘Blue Monday’ myth
Network Rail joined forces with Samaritans at York and other stations on the East Coast Main Line yesterday to promote the charity’s annual ‘Brew Monday’ campaign.
Major timber and glazing overhaul unveiled at Stoke-on-Trent station
Passengers are benefitting from an upgrade to the large expanses of glazing at both ends of Stoke-on-Trent station.
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