NETWORK RAIL

Railway 200 train arrives at first stop in year-long tour

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Alex Bestwick

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30 June 2025

The special Railway 200 ‘Inspiration’ train has arrived in Kidderminster, the first stop in its year-long tour of Britain.
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Glenfinnan Viaduct to undergo £3.4 million repair work

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Alex Bestwick

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8 April 2024

Network Rail has announced it will spend £3.4 million on repairs to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.
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Scotland’s Railway offers a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine

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Shannon Butcher

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23 March 2022

Scotland’s Railway is playing its part to support refugees arriving in Scotland from war-torn Ukraine.
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Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers

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Shannon Butcher

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14 March 2022

Network Rail is asking passengers to check before they travel this Easter as it prepares to invest £83m on 530 projects to upgrade the railway.
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Passengers reminded to plan ahead as majority of railway open for business as usual this Christmas

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Shannon Butcher

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20 December 2021

Passengers are being reminded that the vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open for business as usual over Christmas.
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Storm Barra means service alterations for some passengers

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Shannon Butcher

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7 December 2021

Storm Barra is forecast to bring snow and winds of up to 70mph to parts of the country from late Tuesday afternoon and will affect some services in the south west and north east of Scotland.
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London King’s Cross station plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver

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Shannon Butcher

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25 October 2021

A plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain’s first black train driver, Jamaican-born Wilston Samuel Jackson.
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Network Rail announces £25m investment for critical Wales and Borders transport link

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Shannon Butcher

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30 September 2021

Details revealed of a multi-million-pound plan to rescue a railway line increasingly ravaged by climate change and extreme weather.
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UK Rail services to unify under state-owned body, Great British Railways

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Shannon Butcher

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20 May 2021

The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways will simplify a system that is “too complicated”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
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NETWORK RAIL

Railway 200 train arrives at first stop in year-long tour

Glenfinnan Viaduct to undergo £3.4 million repair work

Scotland’s Railway offers a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine

Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers

Passengers reminded to plan ahead as majority of railway open for business as usual this Christmas

Storm Barra means service alterations for some passengers

London King’s Cross station plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver

Network Rail announces £25m investment for critical Wales and Borders transport link

UK Rail services to unify under state-owned body, Great British Railways

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