Why Rails Buckle in Britain

Why don’t rails get hot in Europe? The truth is they do. | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 2 years ago

Disruption at Victoria and London Bridge: how it happened and what we are doing

Disruption at Victoria and London Bridge: how it happened and what we are doing about it John Halsall, Managing Director, Southern region On Wednesday night, the signalling system that controls the safe movement of trains through Croydon shut itself down to protect itself from an … | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 4 years ago

Looking After the Railway

We work 24/7 to keep the rail network running Running the safest railway in Europe is a team effort. The day-to-day operations and maintenance we carry out to keep Britain moving involves dedicated teams across the country, working collaboratively and ensuring we maintain the bes … | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 6 years ago

GSM-R: communicating on the railway

A £1.86bn investment in digital technology, GSM-R paves the way for more efficient signalling systems The Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) delivers digital, secure and dependable communications between drivers and signallers. This helps to increase safety, … | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 6 years ago

HOPS Overhead Line Installation Train

Our HOPS train is used for our project to electrify the Great Western Mainline. Based at our High Output Operations Base in Swindon, the £40m state-of-the-art HOPS train builds overhead line equipment (OLE) for electrification of the Great Western Mainline. It works for seven to … | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 6 years ago

Meet the street artist transforming London's railway bridges into works of art

London’s historic railway bridges are being transformed into stunning pieces of art thanks to Network Rail’s unique partnership with a street artist and community groups. | Continue reading


@networkrail.co.uk | 6 years ago