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Shocking CCTV shows distracted Brits risking it all at pedestrian level crossings, warns Network Rail
- Over the past four years there have been 1,574 reported near miss incidents across the railway network involving pedestrians at level crossings. During that period, incidents have increased on average by 16% from April to May
- “The consequences of a split-second decision can be life-altering,” says Lucy Ruck who lost her leg in a level crossing incident
Network Rail engineers gear up for £133m investment in Britain's railway this May
Network Rail is set to undertake more than 630* projects across Britain's railway during the early and late May Bank holidays. These projects are designed to keep the majority of the network open for travel as usual while making significant improvements to the railway infrastructure.
National & regional news
Railway between Leamington Spa and Banbury to reopen by Easter
Network Rail has confirmed that the railway line between Leamington Spa and Banbury will reopen by Easter (Thursday 2 April).
Transport Secretary visits Harbury landslip to see progress
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin MP has visited the Harbury landslip to see the work Network Rail is doing to reopen the line between Banbury and Leamington Spa.
Minding the gap – platform safety to improve as rail industry launches collaborative strategy
Over the past five years rail passengers have stepped on and off trains more than 15 billion times. While Britain has the safest railway in Europe, tragically during this time 18 people have lost their lives and almost 7,000 injuries have occurred following falls from the platform, or while boarding and alighting trains.
Main line from London Euston to remain open throughout February
Passengers will be able to use services on the main line from London Euston, the West Coast main line, as Network Rail today announced that it was cancelling its work planned for Watford over two weekends in February.
Harbury Tunnel landslip to close railway for several weeks
A large landslip near Harbury Tunnel is to keep the line closed between Banbury and Leamington Spa for several weeks.
Media statement - Harbury tunnel landslip - update 1 Feb
At around 3pm yesterday (Saturday 31 January), there was an extremely significant landslip in the Harbury area between Leamington Spa and Banbury affecting both train lines and the tunnel.
After an initial assessment it is estimated that around 350,000 tonnes of material will need to be removed and the line between Leamington Spa and Banbury will have to remain closed for at least one week to allow for an investigation to determine the scale of the problem.
Media statement - Harbury tunnel landslip
At around 3pm today, there was a landslip in the Harbury area between Leamington Spa and Banbury affecting both train lines and the tunnel.
Have your say on the future of rail in the East Midlands
Network Rail has published a draft report which examines the options for long term improvements to railway in the East Midlands.
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