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Charity
Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country, raising money and awareness for the work being done to help the thousands of vulnerable young...
Industry News
Alex Hynes appointed DfT’s director general for rail services
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role of director general, Rail Services. Alex will join the DfT on a two-year secondment from his current position as managing director of Scotland’s Railway...
Electrification
First electric train completes test run between Manchester and Stalybridge
An electric train has travelled for the first time between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Engineers have been testing the new electrification equipment installed along the route as part of the multi-billion-pound upgrade...
Accessibility
ORR says passengers need improved reliability and real-time information for station lifts
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will take a deeper look at Network Rail’s approach to planning and carrying out lift maintenance and repairs.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its report reviewing the reliability...
Depots
Major upgrade promises rail investment for Shipley
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100 million in a new rail depot in Shipley.
The scheme, which was announced on Thursday 14 March by Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP during a visit to Shipley Station, forms part...
Environment
Drone footage shows scale of landslip between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury
Network Rail has released new drone video footage showing the huge operation underway to repair a landslip on the railway in Telford affecting journeys between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury stations.
Passengers are being advised that major work to safely reopen the...
Industry News
Alstom plans to run new direct train services between North Wales, Shropshire, the Midlands and London
Alstom plans to operate a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in partnership with consultancy SLC Rail, the open access operation will be known as Wrexham, Shropshire, and Midlands Railway (WSMR).
As the country’s foremost supplier of...
Environment
Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost for Britain’s railway
A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station - along one of Britain’s busiest main lines – following intervention by Network Rail and The Tree Council.
Planted in 2018, a series of trial hedgerows has...
People
Liz Baldwin named new director for Southern Integrated Delivery
Liz Baldwin has been appointed as the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) director to deliver Network Rail’s Southern region’s renewals portfolio for the next 10 years.
The SID is part of the Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE), a new and innovative model...
Environment
Industry launches new sustainability campaign to inspire Gen Z to travel by train
Network Rail and rail industry partners have launched a campaign to inspire young people to travel more by train and help the fight against climate change.
Called A Greener Future, the campaign aims to encourage Gen Z to choose the...
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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...