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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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Railway work to affect CrossCountry services from this weekend
Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over the next four weekends while essential railway upgrades take place at Water Orton in North Warwickshire and Duddeston in Birmingham.
London Marylebone drainage upgrades for more reliable rail journeys
Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of railway improvements which will protect tracks in and out of London Marylebone station from flooding.
Five straight strike days to impact all Birmingham train services
- Rail union strikes between 3-7 January will mean very limited trains for passengers
- Birmingham New Street will see nine trains per hour during RMT strikes on 3-4 and 6-7
- Services will start much later from 7.30am with last departures by 5pm
- No trains will run at all during an ASLEF train drivers' strike on Thursday 5 January
- On all days passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary
End of an era for Birmingham New Street’s iconic signal box
After safely getting tens of millions of trains to where they need to be over 56 years, the Network Rail team at Birmingham New Street’s iconic railway signal box will move its last service on Christmas Eve.
Very limited Birmingham New Street trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times up to nine trains per hour will serve Birmingham New Street station
- With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Birmingham New Street station will close its doors by 7pm
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Railway reopens after major Wolverhampton warehouse fire
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a key rail route was forced to close due to a major warehouse fire in Wolverhampton.
Huge warehouse fire causing rail delays through Wolverhampton
Passengers are being warned of continuing delays to journeys while firefighters deal with a major warehouse fire next to railway lines in Wolverhampton.
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