Oxford is set to benefit as the Cowley Branch Line is brought back into use for passenger trains, connecting Cowley and Littlemore with the rail network for the first time since 1963 to offer faster, greener travel options for thousands of residents and workers across the city.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Passengers are reminded to check their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s work that affects trains to Frome, Somerset, next weekend.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Stevenston level crossing is set to close for one weekend in November to allow Network Rail to carry out an essential upgrade to the road barriers.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Fifty years after the Walnut Tree Viaduct was dismantled, its legacy lives on in the Taff Trail just outside Cardiff - where history, sustainability and community now travel side by side.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Passengers travelling this weekend are being warned of changes to journeys between Birmingham and Coventry while track renewal work takes place.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
The massive steel structure of a new £60m railway bridge set to take one of Britain’s busiest railways over the M6 has now been completed.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
From Monday 27 October, part of Calder Road in Ravensthorpe will be closed to vehicles until summer 2026.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
You can now visit Inspiration, a unique exhibition train that tells the incredible story of our railways, from the comfort of your home, anywhere in the world.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Construction of a new £5.9m railway bridge at the former Exxon site at Bowling is gathering pace, with the structure now clearly taking shape.| Network Rail Media Centre - News Releases
Trains will continue to operate as normal for most passengers across the west this Christmas, but passengers are being urged to plan their journey before travelling and book ahead if possible.| Network Rail Media Centre
A huge exhibition of stunning railway paintings has been officially unveiled at Birmingham New Street by the city-born artist who painted them.| Network Rail Media Centre
Network Rail will close several railway lines in Scotland from 6pm tonight (Friday 3 October) ahead of Storm Amy reaching its peak, with potentially damaging gusts of up to 100mph.| Network Rail Media Centre
The new Okehampton Interchange station is a big step closer to welcoming passengers after a major stage of construction was completed.| Network Rail Media Centre
This morning, the first passenger train arrived at the newly rebuilt platforms at Huddersfield Station, marking a major milestone in Phase One of the station upgrades. This achievement takes customers one step closer to faster, cleaner, more reliable trains across the North.| Network Rail Media Centre
Trains are running again on the North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport following a two-week closure to complete major signalling and level crossing upgrades| Network Rail Media Centre
Passengers travelling through Stoke-on-Trent are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys while essential repairs take place to both of the station's lifts from Monday 29 September for approximately two weeks.| Network Rail Media Centre
Passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey will face changes to their journeys during October half-term, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while Network Rail carries out major upgrades on the lines between Wokingham and Reading as well as between Staines and Windsor with buses replacing trains during the work.| Network Rail Media Centre
Passengers are being advised of a full railway closure through Stockport over the first weekend in October as work continues on a major £20m bridge renewal over the West Coast Main Line.| Network Rail Media Centre
Birmingham New Street will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its £750m redevelopment this weekend which helped transform it into a modern and flagship railway station.| Network Rail Media Centre
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Pioneering approach to railway engineering could save £250,000 per week Passengers benefit from faster trains and less disruption as the requirement for cautionary speed restrictions after engineering is eliminated “Formation flying” engineering trains are a world first and the latest in a series of new techniques that have so far saved over £5m| Network Rail Media Centre
A new approach to railway engineering this Christmas has helped reduce delays for passengers and saved taxpayer-funded Network Rail hundreds of thousands of pounds by allowing trains to run at high speed after Network Rail’s recent £150m Christmas engineering programme.| Network Rail Media Centre
Information for journalists, press, bloggers and the media about Network Rail. Contact the press office to receive news, updates, press releases, videos, pictures, and factsheets, and to arrange interviews, filming and photography| Network Rail Media Centre
Network Rail engineers are about to begin a £2.1 million project to renew platform 2 at Hamilton West train station this month.| Network Rail Media Centre
Passengers and motorists are urged to check before they travel this September as Network Rail carries out a multi-million-pound bridge replacement.| Network Rail Media Centre
Passengers across the North West are being urged to check before they travel throughout Friday 23 August while rail workers respond to the aftermath left by Storm Lilian.| Network Rail Media Centre
Network Rail is investing £16m to replace the uniquely designed bridge that takes the Greek Street roundabout, Stockport, over the West Coast main line.| Network Rail Media Centre
