📹 The numbers behind the Transpennine Route Upgrade’s next series of major engineering works between Huddersfield and Leeds ...
🚄 Giving you faster, more frequent trains on a greener railway across the North:
👉 https://bit.ly/4dJEfBg
#TRU
🏢 Derby gets closer to its Great British Railways HQ.
𖣘 A renewable energy deal supports our net zero ambitions.
🧡 And we prepare to give historic Brunel landmarks some TLC.
It's another #WeekOnTheNetwork
Drone picture taken of earthworks at Harlesden on the West Coast Main Line.
Soil nailing and micro-piling during embankment stabilisation at Harlesden.
Newly laid track with rail workers in the distance on the track.
Rail workers working at height on overhead line equipment.
📢 Check before you travel on some routes over the May bank holiday weekends:
➡️ https://bit.ly/3zLRbQG
Most of our railway will stay open as usual while we work to make services more reliable for the long term:
➡️ https://bit.ly/3QJCTg0
#SpringRailWorks
This image shows an indoor installation with numerous hanging cards, each displaying handwritten messages.
A busy train station concourse features an Samaritans display structure with multiple signs hanging from it. People are walking around the area.
A busy train station interior with people walking. Prominent signage overhead displays messages, including "Are you ok?".
Hanging cards display quotes at London's Waterloo Station. The cards feature messages encouraging mental health awareness, part of a Samaritans campaign. The installation creates a web of thought‑provoking statements.
💬 If you see someone who doesn’t look okay, a simple conversation could make a big difference, and may even save a life.
We continue to support the 'Small Talk Saves Lives' campaign, a partnership with Samaritans
📸 : Sam Lane Photography
We're redeveloping London Liverpool Street to give you a better everyday experience. All while respecting the station’s unique heritage:
👉 https://timeforliverpoolstreet.co.uk/
#LondonLiverpoolStreet #TimeforLiverpoolStreet
A high-speed train with a red, blue, and white livery, labeled "GBR," travels on railway tracks through a rural landscape under a clear blue sky. Power lines stretch above the train.
Two sites in Derby have made the final shortlist for a new Great British Railways HQ.
Becketwell, a city centre brownfield site set for redevelopment, and Midland House, an existing railway building opposite Derby station:
👉 https://bit.ly/4tOcJXJ
#GreatBritishRailways #GBR
We've taken another big step towards #netzero thanks to a deal with renewable energy company RWE. It will supply about 65% of our non-traction electricity from one of its offshore wind farms. 💚
Cutting carbon emissions by about 168,000 tonnes of CO₂e:
➡️ https://bit.ly/3Oglafz
We're redeveloping London Liverpool Street to give you a better everyday experience. All while respecting the station’s unique heritage:
👉 https://timeforliverpoolstreet.co.uk/
#LondonLiverpoolStreet #TimeforLiverpoolStreet
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel this upcoming May bank holiday.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train journeys may be affected so check your journey with National Rail:
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks
🚆 Reopening much of the busy West Coast Main Line after Easter.
🚉 Three new stations for Birmingham.
✂️ And we get closer to the opening of Cambridge South.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
A blue and orange freight train travels on tracks alongside passenger trains in the background. The scene includes multiple tracks and various buildings in the background on a clear day.
🚄 A snapshot of the Lincoln railway scene as special liveried 66720 'Wacosa' freight wagon powers through Lincoln Central.
📷 Credit: Timothy Amor
#FreightFriday
A long train travels across the historic Ouse Valley Viaduct, surrounded by lush rural landscape. The viaduct's arches and supporting structures are visible, with fields and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Significant investment in the #Brighton Main Line next year will make it safer and more reliable.
🛤️ Work will include track renewals, earthworks strengthening, drainage repairs, bridge maintenance and tunnel improvements. 🚇
👉 https://bit.ly/41DoIf3
World-famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born #onthisday in 1806. 🎉
Brunel's daring structures - like the Box Tunnel near Bath - are still a vital part of our modern railway:
👉 https://bit.ly/41V7j1f
#ThrowbackThursday #RailHistory #RailHeritage #Brunel
Captured in the 90s. A view of trains at King's Cross Station in London. The platform features three trains: two InterCity trains. The station’s historical architecture includes high, arched ceilings and brick walls. Smoke is visible near the trains.
🚉 Throwback to London King's Cross station in the early to mid-1990s.
📷 Credit: Paul Couchman
#KingsCross #ThrowbackThursday
🌍 We're planning for climate change and making our infrastructure resilient to future weather conditions.
It will mean less disruption to your journeys – and to freight, which carries vital goods around the country:
➡️ https://bit.ly/4u8IHzb
#ClimateChange #Resilience
🎬 It's a #WeekOnTheNetwork Easter bank holiday special!
We completed tens of millions of pounds of planned engineering works over Easter to improve the railway for you and freight.
With more work still to come this week on the busy West Coast Main Line!
🛤️ New switches and crossings - which allow trains to change tracks - went into service for the first time at London Waterloo this morning.
We worked with South Western Railway to do as much as possible during the line closure:
https://bit.ly/4tpeKJY
#SpringRailWorks
Railway workers in orange uniforms are performing maintenance on the tracks at a train station. There's a "Milton Keynes" sign on the platform.
A high-speed train travels on parallel tracks while several workers in orange uniforms perform maintenance on the adjacent tracks.
Workers in orange safety gear are installing railway tracks on a gravel surface. A Colas Rail crane is positioned on the left, assisting in the construction.
Two bright yellow stone blower vehicles are positioned on a set of train tracks, with multiple tracks extending into the distance.
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel today.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train services are affected so check your journey with National Rail:
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks #EasterMonday
🐰 Please continue to check your journeys before traveling by rail this #Easter. Our teams are hard at work improving some routes. 🏗️
79 engineering trains
28,600 tonnes of ballast
3,872 sleepers
Six Kirow cranes
👉 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#SpringRailWorks #EasterSunday
📢 Are you travelling this weekend? High winds in parts of Britain may affect your rail journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#WeatherAware #Wind
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel this Easter weekend.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train services are affected so check your journey with National Rail:
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks
Railway workers in orange uniforms are performing maintenance on the tracks at a train station. There's a "Milton Keynes" sign on the platform.
A high-speed train travels on parallel tracks while several workers in orange uniforms perform maintenance on the adjacent tracks.
Workers in orange safety gear are installing railway tracks on a gravel surface. A Colas Rail crane is positioned on the left, assisting in the construction.
Two bright yellow stone blower vehicles are positioned on a set of train tracks, with multiple tracks extending into the distance.
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel this Easter weekend.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train services are affected so check your journey with National Rail:
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks #GoodFriday
🐰 This #Easter bank holiday weekend we're improving key railway routes. 🏗️
79 engineering trains
28,600 tonnes of ballast
3,872 sleepers
Six Kirow cranes
👉 www.networkrail.co.uk/our-work/looking-after-t...
#SpringRailWorks
Railway workers in orange uniforms are performing maintenance on the tracks at a train station. There's a "Milton Keynes" sign on the platform.
A high-speed train travels on parallel tracks while several workers in orange uniforms perform maintenance on the adjacent tracks.
Workers in orange safety gear are installing railway tracks on a gravel surface. A Colas Rail crane is positioned on the left, assisting in the construction.
Two bright yellow stone blower vehicles are positioned on a set of train tracks, with multiple tracks extending into the distance.
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel this Easter weekend.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train services are affected so check your journey with @nationalrailenq:
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks #GoodFriday
This #Easter we'll install new signals and power supply equipment between Preston and Lancaster:
👉 www.networkrail.co.uk/our-work/looking-after-t...
Please check your journeys:
👉 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#SpringRailWorks
Two workers in high-visibility clothing are on scaffolding beside a large clock face. Buildings in the background can be seen through the scaffolding.
A panoramic view of Scarborough railway station with multiple tracks and surrounding platforms.
Workers from Network Rail, wearing orange safety gear and helmets, stand on a rooftop next to a decorative golden structure. The scene overlooks a cityscape with cloudy skies.
Interior view of Scarborough clock showing the intricate mechanism of a clock. Gears and rods are visible, with two large clock faces on the stone walls.
🕰️ Crowning glory: Scarborough’s clocktower shines after major restoration.
The £14m project – preserving the grade II-listed building's historical character – includes a new roof, drainage systems and restored stonework:
👉 https://bit.ly/3NONcP2
#Scarborough
Rail workers and heavy yellow track machinery on track on the West Coast Main Line carrying out work.
Engineers replacing overhead line equipment on top of a wiring train on the railway in Warrington.
Aerial image of track on the West Coast Main Line, at Hanslope Junction near Wolverton.
🚄 Major Easter upgrades for the West Coast Main Line - part of our £400m investment to future-proof Europe's busiest mixed-use railway.
Tackling areas most likely to cause delays.
Check your journeys:
👉 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#SpringRailWorks #Easter
🌉 A new railway bridge supporting a four-way roundabout above the West Coast Main Line in Stockport has reopened after a year-long overhaul.
As part of the project, a much-admired mosaic was retained and reinstalled:
👉 https://bit.ly/4sBPpwd
#TimelapseTuesday
A large construction machine is positioned on railway tracks during dusk. The area is illuminated by surrounding floodlights, and the tracks are surrounded by trees.
🐤 This Easter, we'll improve railway track, signalling and overhead line equipment between London Euston and Milton Keynes for better services for the long term:
👉 https://bit.ly/4v2SAPi
Remember to check your journeys:
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#EasterRailWorks
📆 Plan ahead and check before you travel this Easter.
We’re making improvements to the railway. Some train journeys may be affected so check your journey with National Rail.
👉 http://nationalrail.co.uk/spring
#SpringRailWorks
