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Landscape shot of Isambard Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge with Network Rail New Measurement Train passing through it.

<b>Jason Smith from Cricklewood</b> joined Network Rail’s advanced apprenticeship scheme in 2007. Now in his final year, Jason is based at West Hampstead depot where he is specialising in signalling.

The new platform at Manchester Airport station, completed December 2008.

A 350-tonne, 22-metre, concrete and steel section of bridge on the landmark Blackfriars station redevelopment was installed over the Christmas period

Westgate road railway arches in Newcastle - before revamp

More than 200m of sheet piling along the bottom of the embankment was put in place in record time following the landslip on 21 October. Several hundred tonnes of granite shingle will be used to solidify the base of the embankment where it meets the new retaining wall, which has been piled to a depth of 19m.

Test train running through station

Volunteers from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - Weekday Conservation Team with Bill Oddie and Iain Coucher