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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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Major section of Chiltern main line secured from landslips
Earth beside the Chiltern main line in Warwickshire has been secured from landslips to provide more reliable journeys for passengers.
Easter upgrades of £31m on railway between London and Scotland
Network Rail is keeping people on the move this Easter (2-5 April) while carrying out £31m of upgrades to improve future passenger and freight journeys between London and Scotland.
Plastic sheet on 25,000 volt power lines delays Birmingham to Lichfield trains
Businesses and homeowners are being urged to secure their outdoor possessions after trains were delayed by plastic sheets blown on to the railway.
Network Rail investing over £100m to upgrade railway for passengers over Easter
- Network Rail carrying out 600 upgrade projects worth £116m to significantly improve railway for passengers in future
- Passengers should continue to follow Government guidelines over the use of public transport
- Engineering works will affect some routes, so those who do need to travel by rail over Easter are urged to plan ahead
Chiltern passengers advised of weekend railway upgrades
Passengers making essential journeys between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street are being advised of upcoming railway improvements.
Weekend track improvements for Birmingham’s Cross City line
Passengers making essential journeys are being advised about work to improve the Cross City line in Birmingham.
Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site
Complex work is underway to decommission railway lines and train depots to make way for a billion pound rail interchange at Old Oak Common.
Time-lapse footage shows race to fix West Coast main line landslip
Railway engineers have secured the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by thousands of tonnes of moving earth.
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