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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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Biggest ever signalling upgrade delivered in Bristol
Network Rail delivered their biggest ever signalling upgrade today (4 April) with the £130m work enabling GWR to deliver more frequent services to London, quicker journeys and more seats per train from 2019.
West Coast main line customers reminded to plan ahead to avoid rail upgrade impacts over Easter weekend
Customers are being reminded to check before they travel and plan their journeys ahead of work taking place to maintain and upgrade the railway over the Easter weekend.
Masterplan initiative seeks new vision for Waverley
Edinburgh’s Waverley Station is to benefit from the creation of a Masterplan to develop the long term vision for the station.
Total retail sales for Network Rail managed stations grew by 3.5% in final quarter of 2017
- Total retail sales grew by 3.5% between October and December 2017 – ahead of 1.1%* market average
- Between April and December 2017 over 630m people have travelled through or visited Network Rail managed stations – spending more than £594m in its retail stores
Plans to run trains into Lime Street during major upgrade this summer revealed
Some train services will run in and out of Lime Street station for over four weeks of this summer’s upgrade works, being carried out between 2 June and 29 July, as every effort is made to keep passengers moving while the station is transformed.
World class photography exhibition embarks on journey of UK stations
Visitors to four of Network Rail’s managed stations will soon be able to view some of the most breathtaking images of landscapes from across the UK.
Top tip for Cheltenham Festival travellers: check before you travel to avoid a long face
Cheltenham Festival passengers using Birmingham New Street are being urged to get their race day off to a winning start by checking before they travel.
West Coast train customers urged to plan ahead to avoid rail upgrade impacts over Easter weekend
Virgin Trains and London Northwestern Railway services will not operate to or from London Euston on Easter Sunday (1 April) to allow essential rail upgrades to take place at Wembley, customers were reminded today.
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