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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
West Coast train customers in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria urged to plan ahead to avoid rail upgrade impacts over Easter weekend
Virgin Trains 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.
Network Rail tackles icicle threat to keep customers on the move
Giant icicles edging close to high-voltage overhead power lines led today to train customers being diverted.
Five-year, multi-billion pound plan for ‘Backbone of Britain’ railway unveiled
- Preparing for increased demand in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester
- Over £5bn on vital operations, maintenance and asset renewal activities in five years to 2024
- All while the new HS2 London-Birmingham railway line is constructed. m railway line is constructed.
Mark Carne to retire from Network Rail
Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail, has advised the Board that he has decided to retire from the company later this year. The timing of his announcement ensures that a new chief executive will be established in the role before the start of the next five year regulatory control period which begins in April 2019.
'Irresponsible' bridge-bash stupidity has got to stop
Network Rail today called for an end to the entirely avoidable stupidity of lorry drivers who crash into bridges because they don’t know the height of their vehicles.
Bloxwich level crossing to close as Chase Line upgrade continues
Bloxwich level crossing is to permanently close as Network Rail continues to upgrade the railway between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.
Railway between London Euston and Carlisle fully reopens after successful Christmas and New Year upgrade
The railway between London Euston and Carlisle has fully reopened after a successful programme of upgrades over Christmas and the New Year.
New benefits for rail passengers as 260 projects, worth over £160m, finish on time
- Today marks full opening of London Bridge station to the public
- Faster journeys and more reliability for millions of passengers who use the network daily
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