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A brush with fame: Striking portrait of Network Rail ‘hidden hero’ unveiled on special exhibition train
A striking portrait of a Network Rail employee was unveiled at London Euston station on Tuesday 15 July. Manny Kang was captured on canvas for the exceptional care and commitment he brings to his role as a community safety manager on the Central route, connecting the West Midlands and London.
Railway safety campaign launches as accidental deaths hit five-year high
- Public urged to stay safe as accidental deaths on rail network rise by 26% compared to last year
- New hard-hitting safety films feature first responders sharing the devastating physical and emotional impacts of railway accidents
- Network Rail and British Transport Police campaign targets unsafe behaviour around tracks and level crossings as the summer holidays approach
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Olympics legacy for rail users as Games ‘travel champions’ to be used at Christmas and bank holidays
Rail passengers using the country’s biggest and busiest stations will get a helping hand from a new army of volunteers after the success of Network Rail’s ‘travel champions’ initiative during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
National train performance for period 8 is 88.9%
Period 8 of 2012/13: 14 October 2012 - 10 November 2012
Punctuality on the railways reached 88.9% during period 8, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail. The data for Britain's train services covers the period from 14 October 2012 - 10 November 2012. This compares to 89.3% for the same period last year. The moving annual average is now at 91.7%.
Artistic trees replace graffiti at park entrance
Autumn leaves add a touch of reality to trees painted on a bridge over the railway line between Bournville and Kings Norton stations.
New freight line officially opened
Nuneaton North Chord, Britain’s newest freight railway line, has been officially opened by transport minister Rt Hon Simon Burns MP.
Digbeth put on photographic map
Newcastle-upon-Tyne may be famous for its five bridges but Digbeth has been put on the photographic map with five arches.
Rowing boat and railway image takes top prize in national photography competition
An image of the 08:30 rail service from Hamworthy speeding through the beautiful Holes Bay at Poole in Dorset, as a small, wrecked rowing boat rests in the foreground, has won the Network Rail Lines in the Landscape award as part of the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
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