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Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway
- Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway
- Under public ownership Southeastern are delivering some of the lowest cancellation rates nationally and have forecast a £50m reduction in taxpayer subsidy
- South Eastern Railway marks a significant milestone towards Great British Railways and creating clear accountability for performance, delivering better public transport
Get your maintenance career on track with Network Rail
Network Rail has launched a new national recruitment drive, focussing on maintenance roles. There are a variety of positions open to entry level candidates, from Operative and Technician, right through to Team Leader.
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Passengers in London urged to check before travelling as upgrade work takes place over early May bank holiday
- Network Rail is providing travel information for passengers across London over the forthcoming early May bank holiday weekend as upgrade work takes place on routes to, from and within the capital
- Euston will be most affected, with a reduced service operating on Saturday 29 and no trains to/from Milton Keynes on Sunday 30 April
British Sign Language travel advice rolled out at major railway stations
Some of the country’s busiest railway stations, including Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street, now have British Sign Language travel announcements.
Cross City line flood protection work to bring more reliable rail journeys
Railway improvements on the Cross City line south will bring faster and more reliable journeys for passengers thanks to upcoming work to prevent heavy rainfall flooding tracks and causing delays.
Cross City line reopens to passengers after Easter railway bridge overhaul
The railway between Birmingham and Lichfield has reopened to passengers and freight this morning after major work to rebuild a bridge over the Cross City line this Easter.
‘Travel either side’ advice for rail passengers this Easter bank holiday
- West Coast main line passengers urged to 'travel either side' of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 6 April and Tuesday 11 April)
- Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
- Journeys on those days will involve rail replacement buses, and other routes will be extremely busy
- Currently CrossCountry services through the Midlands are not running south of Oxford with the rail route closed for emergency viaduct repairs
- Long distance travellers are urged to re-check with their train operator on the impact this urgent work has on journeys
Passengers reminded to plan ahead this Easter weekend as Network Rail undertakes £88m engineering programme
- Passengers reminded to plan journeys in advance over this bank holiday weekend as Network Rail carries out a programme of more than 600 projects to improve performance and reliability across Britain
- Majority of network will be open for business as usual, but journeys on some routes will be affected
- Euston station closed for four days- West Coast main line passengers advised to travel either side of bank holiday weekend on Thursday 6 April and Tuesday 11 April
- Oxford-Didcot line remains closed- train operators urging passengers to only travel if journeys are essential
Suspected metal thieves delay Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton trains
Passengers are being advised to check before they travel after suspected metal thieves caused signalling cables to catch fire on the railway in Shropshire.
Passengers advised to check before travelling as railway between Didcot Parkway and Oxford to remain closed until after Easter
The railway between Didcot Parkway and Oxford will not reopen until after Easter as Network Rail engineers continue their assessment of Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire.
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