Welcome to Network Rail's media centre
Britain’s rail network will be open for business over the August bank holiday but passengers asked to check before travelling
The vast majority of the rail network will be open for business over the August bank holiday, so passengers can make the most of the long summer weekend to visit friends and family and travel to the hundreds of events taking place across Britain.
A brush with fame: Striking portrait of Network Rail ‘hidden hero’ unveiled on special exhibition train
A striking portrait of a Network Rail employee was unveiled at London Euston station on Tuesday 15 July. Manny Kang was captured on canvas for the exceptional care and commitment he brings to his role as a community safety manager on the Central route, connecting the West Midlands and London.
Latest News
Surveys result in closure of railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle
Cumbrian Coast Line passengers are being advised the railway between Whitehaven and Corkicle will remain closed after recent surveys.
Vehicle-bashed Brighton Main Line bridge set to have protection beam installed
Essential improvement work to take place on bridge near Coulsdon South station to help prevent vehicle strikes damaging railway bridges.
£7m access improvements for East Kilbride line
Passengers travelling by train between East Kilbride and Glasgow are now benefitting from a £7m package of access improvements, with new lifts at Giffnock station going live.
Accountant-turned-fireman honoured in song celebrating 200 years of rail
An accountant who volunteers shovelling coal as a steam engine ‘fireman’ has had her life immortalised in a song for a special BBC series.
Striking new mural revealed at Manchester Oxford Road station
A bold, new mural now transforms the façade of the former Screen One building at Manchester Oxford Road station, celebrating the city’s creative spirit, and marking a milestone in Network Rail’s placemaking journey.
Ozzy Osbourne funeral expected to mean busy trains and stations
Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession is set to draw thousands of fans to the city centre to pay their last respects to Birmingham's heavy metal icon.
Railway upgrades to affect Chiltern Main Line journeys this August
Passengers travelling between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury are being urged to check before they travel, as essential engineering work will close the railway during the daytime on selected weekdays this August.
Railway vandalism causes disruption between Preston & Blackpool
Engineers discovered 10 cables severed by vandals in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 29 July).