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Network Rail’s Air Operations team has been testing a powerful new camera system that combines high-resolution photography with laser surveys and near-infrared images to give engineers an incredible view of the network.

A new Digital Lineside Notification (DLN) system is now live on Network Rail’s West Coast South route and is set to benefit over 100,000 residents living within 500 metres of the railway line between Euston and Crewe.

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Network Rail teamed up with Perth High School to deliver a workshop aimed at inspiring students to consider a career in the railway industry.

Cheltenham Festival-goers travelling by train from Birmingham New Street are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start for 2025.

Rail freight is often unfairly viewed as the second-class citizen of the railway – especially as it’s difficult to argue that almost every single one of us benefits from it in one way or another.

Network Rail teamed up with freight partners to run a female-led freight train to mark International Women’s Day and inspire the next generation of women to consider a role in rail freight. 

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line ­from next week until early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period.

From Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March, train services will change on the Heart of Wessex Line with no trains running between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary for a week, while Network Rail complete vital improvements to the railway in the Yeovil area.