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Stories around our network

The-Summer-Rail-Garden
May 26, 2026
Inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show, Network Rail installs climate change garden at London Victoria Display highlights the damaging effects that heat and dry spells inflict on the railway and...
UK Rail Summit 17.04.26-39
Apr 23, 2026
Using their joint appearance at the UK Rail Summit on 17 April, Alex Hynes and Jeremy Westlake demonstrated the positive progress being made now, ahead of the establishment of Great...
Watling Street bridge in Hinckley.
Dec 8, 2025
We name Britain’s most bashed bridges and urge drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’ as Christmas delivery season peaks. It comes as figures show a rail bridge is struck...
Hotshot-Vinyl
Nov 17, 2025
Hotshot is a new kind of train is roaming the South Western Railway (SWR) network—one that doesn’t just carry passengers, but watches the railway as it goes. Hotshot is a pioneering trial train fitted with cutting-edge camera technology to help monitor track conditions and prevent faults before they happen.

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