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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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Top travel tips for Cheltenham Festival railway racegoers
Cheltenham Festival-goers travelling by train from Birmingham New Street are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start for 2022.
Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers
- Network Rail carrying out 530 upgrade projects worth £83m to upgrade railway for passengers over the Easter bank holiday weekend
- Majority of network will be open for business as usual, but some routes will be affected by the works taking place, so passengers are asked to check before they travel
- Passengers asked to wear a face covering if they can as a courtesy to others
Track and drainage upgrades complete on major Midlands rail route
Essential work to improve future journeys for passengers and freight on a major rail route into Birmingham is complete.
Sunday strengthening for Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line
Engineers are protecting the railway from very wet weather over the next four Sundays between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
Sniffer dogs join fight against Midlands and Chiltern main line metal thieves
Specially trained sniffer dogs are now being used to track down metal thieves who cause major delays to passengers and freight on the Chiltern main line and key West Midlands rail routes.
Railway work to affect CrossCountry services from next weekend
Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over nine days this month while essential engineering work takes place at Water Orton in North Warwickshire and Duddeston in Birmingham.
Railway station outreach helps more than 300 homeless people
Over 300 people sleeping rough have been helped by a pioneering partnership between housing and homelessness charity Shelter, and two of Network Rail’s largest railway stations.
Weekend Chiltern track upgrades to impact January journeys
Passengers are being advised of changes to weekend journeys on the Chiltern main line later this month while Network Rail improves the railway.
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