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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.
National & regional news
Ten days until major engineering work in the North West and Cumbria over Easter and May early bank holidays
- Major work means changes to journeys on the West Coast main line
- The line north of Lancaster will be closed for track renewal and improvements
- London Euston railway station will be closed
- Passengers advised to travel on days other than 19-22 April and 4-6 May
430 mile cycling challenge at Birmingham New Street to combat blood cancer
A squad of Network Rail colleagues is aiming to cycle the distance of the West Coast main line from Euston to Glasgow in support of Anthony Nolan, the charity combatting blood disease.
Euston station closed and major engineering work in the West Midlands over Easter and May bank holidays
- Major work means changes to journeys on the West Coast main line
- London Euston railway station will be closed
- Passengers advised to travel on days other than 19-22 April and 4-6 May
Jess Phillips MP welcomes scheme to improve access at Stechford station
Stechford station in Birmingham is being fitted with new lifts, ramps and a footbridge to make it more accessible for West Midlands Railway passengers.
Reading station celebrates three decades of improvements since a right Royal visit
Thirty years ago, on 4 April 1989, Her Majesty the Queen officially opened ‘The New Reading Station’, following upgrade work to improve passenger facilities.
Railway signaller swaps trains for trainers in half marathon and cycling challenge
A Network Rail signaller and avid football fan is running a half marathon and cycling from Wolverhampton to Liverpool to raise thousands of pounds for Dementia UK.
Peeing for free is no April Fool’s joke for millions of passengers
It’s no joke – and certainly not an April Fool’s joke - as Network Rail today (1 April 2019) made the last of the country’s biggest and busiest station toilets ‘free to pee’.
£5.7 billion to run the ‘Backbone of Britain’ railway
Network Rail’s London-to-Carlisle region today unveiled its £5.7bn* plan to run a safe, reliable railway for its customers over the five years from 1 April 2019 (CP6**).
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