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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.
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Check before you travel ahead of railway upgrade work this Christmas
Passengers are being advised to check before travelling over the festive period ahead of extensive work to upgrade the railway this Christmas.
Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ will be working day and night in Cardiff and across the Valleys this festive season to deliver Railway Upgrade Plan
Hundreds of Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ will be working day and night in Cardiff and across the Valleys over the festive period to deliver a bigger and better railway for passengers.
Work on the final phase of the Cardiff Area Signalling Renewals project will begin on Christmas Eve. The £300m renewal and enhancement scheme is the largest signalling project of its kind to be commissioned on the rail network and passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead over the Christmas and New Year period.
Check before you travel ahead of railway upgrade work this Christmas
Passengers are being advised to check before travelling over the festive period ahead of extensive work to upgrade the railway this Christmas.
Passengers reminded to check before they travel as railway upgrade in the north continues
Passengers are being reminded that work to provide a better railway across the north of England will mean changes to train services this Christmas.
Meet the reindeer event at Paddington Station ahead of Christmas upgrade blitz
- Station users invited to live reindeer event at London Paddington on Monday 12 Dec
- Network Rail will be investing £103m in improving and upgrading the rail network over Christmas
- Passengers advised to plan ahead as work on a number of major projects will begin early on Christmas Eve
First phase of Calder Valley upgrade completed on time and under budget
Rail minister Paul Maynard joined Network Rail, Rochdale Borough Council and Northern at Rochdale station today (Thursday 8 December) to celebrate the completion of the first phase of upgrades on the Calder Valley line that runs between Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Bradford.
New platform at Cardiff Central station will help to ease congestion as railway upgrade in South Wales continues
A new platform at Cardiff Central station designed to help ease congestion will be unveiled in the New Year-all part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
Passengers reminded to check before they travel as railway upgrade in the north continues
Passengers are being reminded that work to provide a better railway across the north of England will mean changes to train services this Christmas.
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