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Survey reveals young adults underestimate power and speed of trains – risking their lives on level crossings
- Seven out of ten 18-34 year olds believe they could get out of the way if a train approached
- 98% of these young adults are unaware how long trains take to stop in an emergency
- Survey marks start of No Second Chances campaign - featuring a series of hard‑hitting films - which focuses on the deadly risks of distraction when approaching the railway
Britain’s railway open for passengers and freight during May bank holidays – but check before you travel on some routes
The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be business as usual for passengers travelling during the May bank holidays, despite planned engineering work.
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Station upgrades herald longer trains, less crowding and better journeys for south Cambridgeshire rail passengers
Rail passengers in South Cambridgeshire will soon benefit from longer trains that can carry more people as Network Rail begins work to extend platforms at three Cambridgeshire stations.
History un-earthed: ancient clay from London Bridge station transformed into art
A third of a tonne of clay, thought to be 54 million years old, has been un-earthed from beneath London Bridge station and turned into art inspired by the rail network and the station that is used by 54 million passengers each year.
PICTURES and VIDEO: New track comes into use after another busy Christmas for Network Rail in the south east
Passengers have been thanked for their patience after a busy programme of improvement work took place across the south east over the last two weeks.
Christmas starts now for 24,000 railway engineers after successful delivery of £100m upgrade work
More than 24,000 members of Network Rail’s orange army are heading home for a belated Christmas after an intensive, but very successful ten days of railway improvement work.
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.
Kent and south east London rail passengers reminded to check before they travel this Christmas
With less than a week before Christmas, passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel as Network Rail invests £11m as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan in the south east.
London Bridge is 180 years old - Passengers invited to find out more about the fascinating history of London’s oldest station
A pop-up exhibition charting the 180-year history of London’s oldest railway station is taking place at London Bridge station this December.
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.
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