The family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed at a level crossing in South London have paid tribute to him. Jaiden Shehata, who was…
Christmas engineering work to improve Sussex and south London’s railway
Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period. Over the festive period, Network Rail engineers will be working around the clock on a series of upgrade projects. The works are scheduled for the quietest time of year on […]
Station Nation: Meet Alyssa Yockey, Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Flight Lead
Alyssa Yockey supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a flight lead at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory is one of the world’s largest indoor pools where astronauts and support teams conduct trainings and other large-scale operations, both in the water and on the pool deck. […]
Avanti West Coast invites public to capture spirit of rail route with new photography competition
Avanti West Coast is inviting keen photographers to capture the spirit of communities across its route as part of a unique competition to celebrate the local people and places. The Together We Roll Photography Competition is encouraging professional, emerging, and amateur photographers to share an image that perfectly captures the spirit of a community to […]
Second platform open at Newquay with branch line ready for Mid Cornwall Metro
Newquay has a second platform in operation for the first time in 38 years as trains return to the branch line after Network Rail’s engineering work. The station on the north Cornwall coast has only had a single platform in use since October 1987, when the signal box closed. But now, the introduction of new, […]
East West Rail Project reveals next phase for Oxford-Cambridge Corridor
Millions of people across the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor are set to benefit from more frequent trains as the East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has revealed the next steps for the second phase of the project. Following extensive consultation with local communities, the multi-billion-pound project has confirmed it is exploring a series of […]