Stories around our network
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Stories
Living by the railway
Planned engineering works
Why we do maintenance and engineering work at night
7 February 2023 | 2 min read
You may have seen or heard us carrying out work at night, especially if you live close to the railway….
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Stories
Planned engineering works
Putting passengers first
Christmas engineering works completed
9 January 2023 | 3 min read
We completed about 300 essential maintenance and improvement projects over Christmas and New Year to give you a better railway…
![Aerial shot of part finished matting on cliff face.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SE-Sept22-PR-header.png)
A crucial cliff-face lift
27 September 2022 | 3 min read
![Bristol Temple Meads roof scaffolding in Autumn 2021](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/roof-scaffolding-in-Autumn-2021.jpg)
Station improvements across the railway
6 September 2022 | 4 min read
![Old signalling gantry being lifted out by crane in Macclesfield.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Old-signalling-gantry-being-lifted-out-by-crane-in-Macclesfield.jpg)
August Bank Holiday 2022 – five highlights
30 August 2022 | 2 min read
![Aerial shot of Forth Bridge with blue skies, sea and boat travelling underneath](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Forth-Bridge.jpg)
Safeguarding the Forth Bridge
15 June 2022 | 3 min read