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“If I can do it, so can you” - Network Rail celebrates women in engineering for Ada Lovelace Day: ER S-IA ALD 2026-2

“If I can do it, so can you” - Network Rail celebrates women in engineering for Ada Lovelace Day

Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
  • Today (13 October) marks Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields.  
  • Two of Network Rail’s female engineers share their stories about how the railway helped them build successful careers. 
Rail industry crackdown as trespassing criminals cause more than 3,300 hours of delays for passengers in a year: Trespass Crime NR Web-page 1200x675 Court

Rail industry crackdown as trespassing criminals cause more than 3,300 hours of delays for passengers in a year

Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
  • Trespass crime including cable theft, vandalism, and obstruction caused nearly five months of delays to passengers and cost the industry over £10 million in delay costs in 2025/26
  • Cable theft alone caused over 2,100 hours of delays and saw delay costs double to £6.8m in 2025/26 
  • New crackdown campaign sees rail industry and British Transport Police working closer together than ever in tackling trespass and railway crime  
  • New technology and better evidence gathering to bring more offenders to justice and reduce impact on passengers. 

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