Featured stories
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
'Orange army' continues its work at Dawlish
Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ is continuing to work hard at Dawlish to repair the damage caused by the storms at the beginning of the year and to put in place measures to protect the area against any future extreme weather.
West Country benefits from record rail investment as Network Rail publishes its full-year results
More than £1bn was invested in improving and expanding the rail network connecting London with the south west over the last 12 months, Network Rail revealed today in its full-year results for the 2013/14 financial year.
Network Rail announces follow-up work to Dawlish Sea Wall following successful reinstatement of train services
The plans involve raising the sea wall in front of the site of the main breach, to provide extra resilience and support.
Dawlish railway reopens in time for Easter holidays as Network Rail's 'orange army' wins its war with the elements
The communities and businesses of south and west Devon and Cornwall were celebrating today as their rail link with the rest of the country was restored in time for the Easter holidays, following eight weeks of painstaking repairs to the storm-ravaged railway at Dawlish.
Millions to benefit from massive multi-billion pound railway investment programme
Millions of people across the country are set to benefit from an ambitious five-year £38bn spending and investment programme – part of the biggest sustained investment programme ever – that will transform today's railway giving passengers more trains, more seats, reduced congestion and bigger, better stations.
Network Rail's orange army battle on second front near Dawlish
Network Rail has sent in a second battalion of the ‘orange army’ to tackle a huge landslip that is threatening the Great Western Main Line about a mile west of Dawlish.
Rail group to map out resilience strategy for Devon and Cornwall
A rail taskforce pulling together a dozen national and regional organisations has been established, marking the launch of a high-level study that aims to protect a key rail link between Devon and Cornwall against extreme weather.
Results 81 - 88 out of 114