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We are renewing the track and signalling on Europe’s busiest mixed traffic railway through Watford Junction to provide a better, more reliable resilient railway.

Rail Minister Simon Burns MP and Phil Verster, Route Managing Director from Network Rail see work start on the new Rail Operating Centre and Workforce Development Centre in York and open a new turntable at Holgate in York

The platform at St Albans Abbey station. Currently there is a significant height gap between the platform and trains, making access difficult.

Northern Hub CGI film

Daryl Levison, 20, from Ilford in east London joined Network Rail’s advanced apprenticeship scheme in 2007. Her first year was spent at Europe’s largest specialist engineering training centre at HMS Sultan in Gosport, Hampshire where apprentices live and work alongside the Royal Navy, sharing state-of-the-art recreation and sports facilities. Now in her final year, Darryl is based at Network Rail’s Romford depot where she is specialising in signalling.

£150m delivers new rail era to South Wales