Ballast: what is it and why do we clean and replace it every night?
High Output teams are out each night replacing up to a mile (1.6km) of ballast. All about our High Output teams...
How and why we manage vegetation by the railway
We manage trees, shrubs and plants by our railway for the safety of passengers and railway workers. We plan vegetation...
Infrastructure insights: GSM-R communications on the railway
The Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) delivers digital, secure and dependable communications between drivers and signallers. This helps to increase safety, reduce delays and improve performance – providing a better experience for passengers. Visit our...
Railway operations: Network Rail’s nerve centre
At the heart of the rail network is a team of dedicated specialists, the National Operations Centre (NOC). The NOC controllers are vital to keeping trains running, but little-known outside railway circles. Whatever happens on the railway,...
Infrastructure insights: track
Without track, there would be no trains. Our teams work night and day maintaining and renewing our 20,000 miles of track to keep the country moving. From quiet railway lines through countryside to complex junctions in the...
Eye in the sky – drones that inspect the railway
Our engineers use drones to quickly, cheaply and safely inspect the railway ahead of repairs. Carrying out inspections remotely by air means the railway can stay open and trains can keep running. And we can...
亚搏彩票软件官网网络铁路提醒农民和农场主联合会的团队level crossing danger
As harvest season nears, we’re reminding farmers, farm workers and land owners how to stay safe at private level crossings, to target a rise in incidents. New figures reveal that incidents at level crossings rise during harvest...
High Output: Rapid renewals on the railway
Our High Output team carries out 70 per cent of Britain's track renewal work. Passenger demand for train services has doubled in Britain over the last 20 years. More frequent services mean tracks need to be...
Why we carry out major improvement works on weekends and bank holidays
We plan works for certain times so they cause the least disruption to passengers, such as on bank holidays, Sundays and overnight. The Railway Upgrade Plan will allow trains to run more frequently, faster, and will improve...
9+ times people risked their lives at level crossings
Britain’s railway is one of the safest in the world – but if people deliberately misuse level crossing or become distracted when using them level crossings can be lethal. It can be frustrating having to wait...