The Royal Albert Bridge – Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s masterpiece – stars in the brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built. Historian and presenter Tim Dunn visits the world-famous bridge, which crosses the River Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash, Cornwall, in the second episode …
We’ve donated laptops to a school in Manchester as part of our efforts to support children learning at home – and reduce waste. Volunteers at Network Rail have designed a scheme to donate old laptops to children across Britain who …
Tim Dunn’s The Architecture the Railways Built is back for a second series – and heading straight to the spectacular Wemyss Bay station. Watch the new series from 8pm on Tuesday 19 January on Yesterday. In the first episode, railway …
Very wet and windy weather can significantly impact the railway. When this happens, our engineers work determinedly night and day to keep the railway open for your train services: With wind and heavy rain forecast across Britain, Network Rail and …
Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge invited transport workers to join them in watching legendary Christmas singer Shakin’ Stevens to perform “Merry Christmas everyone” on Euston Station concourse. Their Royal Highnesses personally thanked people from across the …
We’re proud to have won five prizes at this year’s National Railway Heritage Awards as we continue to fund and support work to protect railway heritage for communities across Britain. Network Rail is the custodian of a railway that dates …
We use drones to help us look after the railway – and we’re carrying out more flights than ever. You may be surprised to hear we have our own dedicated Air Operations team, which helps us monitor our 20,000 …
We reveal Britain’s most bashed rail bridge as ahead of annual spike in incidents. Black Friday and Christmas shopping rush are around the corner, which means more large vehicles are expected on Britain’s roads. We’ve revealed the most-struck bridges in …
We have taken a major step forward in tackling climate change by becoming the world’s first railway company to set the most ambitious science-based targets to limit global warming. Science Based Targets Initiative, backed by the United Nations, has independently …
Growing up, Nathaniel Legall looked up to Attenborough and his science teacher – but didn’t know he, too, could make a career out of his love for the outdoors. Today, he’s one of our many ecologists. We talk to Nathaniel …
n exhibition celebrating the work of pioneering graphic designer Margaret Calvert has opened at The Design Museum. It comes as we launch a landmark update to her iconic Rail Alphabet. The Woman at Work exhibition, supported by Network Rail, features …
Our spending with small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has exceeded £2.5bn in a single financial year for the first time. It comes as the impact of the pandemic has made supporting Britain’s smaller companies more important than ever. We spent …