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Mind the height: Network Rail reveals Britain’s top ten most-bashed bridges
- 1,706 bridge strikes were recorded in 2025/26, causing 185,319 minutes of delays and costing around £13.25m in delays, cancellations and repairs.
- Watling Street railway bridge on the A5 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, topped the 2025/26 list with 26 strikes.
- Network Rail is using technology, targeted engagement and industry partnerships to reduce incidents and speed up its response when strikes happen.
Two million miles and counting: railway's 'Flying Banana' helps keep passengers moving through autumn and winter
- The New Measurement Train (NMT) or ‘Flying Banana’ has now covered more than two million miles since it was launched onto the rail network in 2003.
- The train scans the tracks at speeds of up to 125mph, identifying any developing faults before they can become safety or performance issues.
- The NMT is an integral part of the effort to prepare Britain's railway for severe weather - as preparations continue for predicted challenging autumn and winter conditions, fuelled by the El Niño effect.
National & regional news
New retail openings at London Bridge station are a recipe for success
- Bob’s Lobster and Comptoir Libanais improve choice of station dining
- The Book Shop, Urban Express and Greggs expand on-the-go offer
- Openings form part of £1bn redevelopment of London Bridge station
- Retail offer establishing the station as a destination in its own right
Royal Opening for London Bridge Station which offers a ‘Transformation in Passenger Experience’
London Bridge Station reopened by The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William after five year rail and building programme which nearly doubles capacity and provides 30% more connections
Reminder – Passengers urged to check before they travel in the South East over the May bank holidays
Passengers in the South East are being urged to check before they travel over the two May bank holidays as work takes place across the region's railways.
South East rail passengers urged to check before travelling ahead of May bank holiday investment programme
With the May bank holidays fast-approaching, Network Rail is reminding passengers in the South East to plan their journeys in advance of the two bank holiday weekends.
Passengers urged to check before they travel this May
- Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work
- This work will provide faster and more frequent services to help relieve over-crowding on Britain's railways
En Vogue – fashion and luxury brands set to open at London Bridge
- Ted Baker, Mac, Cath Kidston, Hamleys, Rituals, and The Body Shop all to open soon
- New retail offer forms part of £1billion redevelopment of the station
- London Bridge will have more retail units than any other Network Rail station
London Bridge is open! Final section of massive new concourse and five new platforms open to the public as historic redevelopment begins countdown to completion
- London Bridge’s huge new concourse and five new platforms open to the public
- Cannon Street services will now resume stopping at London Bridge
- New platform built at Redhill to increase capacity and reduce delays on the Brighton Main Line
- All part of Network Rail’s £160m Christmas investment programme
Railway Grafters release Christmas song
A squad of singing railway workers today released a rowdy rework of the Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
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