Stories around our network

A grassy bank beside the railway on a sunny day, train in background, flowers in foreground
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Latest technology to improve thousands of miles of biodiversity

21 January 2021 | 5 min read

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology as part of our ambitious plan to improve sustainability near the railway. We have a…
Inside Wemyss Bay station under its incredible, sweeping glass roof, daytime
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People and the railway

The Architecture the Railways Built – Wemyss Bay

19 January 2021 | 5 min read

Tim Dunn’s The Architecture the Railways Built is back for a second series – and heading straight to the spectacular…
Aerial shot of Blackfriars bridge over the River Thames, daytime

Six times we went green on the railway

13 January 2021 | 6 min read
Headshot of apprentice Keneefia Parker, outside, daytime

Network Rail among UK’s best places to work

13 January 2021 | 2 min read
Drawing from an animation of Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel enjoying a drink in front of pyramids and palm trees.

From the archive: Brunel and Stephenson’s Christmas in Cairo

24 December 2020 | 5 min read
Exterior of Borough Market Junction signal box at the National Railway Museum

What happens to signal boxes when they retire?

16 December 2020 | 4 min read