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Ada Lovelace Day 2020
13 October 2020 | 3 min read
It’s Ada Lovelace Day, a huge global online event celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). In a normal…
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People and the railway
Network Rail employees recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
10 October 2020 | 3 min read
Six current and one former Network Rail employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, published on Saturday…
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Railway and charities join forces to tackle street homelessness
8 October 2020 | min read
![Asquith's daughters, Maria Xavier and Sheena St John unveiling his plaque](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Asquiths-daughters-Maria-Xavier-and-Sheena-St-John-unveiling-his-plaque.jpg)
Black History Month 2020
1 October 2020 | 5 min read
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Suicide prevention: “Make time to do the right thing.”
30 September 2020 | 7 min read
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Where’s the world’s oldest rail bridge in continuous use?
29 September 2020 | 3 min read