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From the archive
Railway heritage
From the archive: Ada Lovelace
8 October 2019 | 2 min read
The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It…
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Delays explained
Infrastructure insights
How do we prevent leaves from causing train delays?
4 October 2019 | min read
With thousands of tonnes of leaves set to fall on the railway this autumn, we’re working hard to reduce delays…
Reliability boost through multi-million-pound investment
3 October 2019 | 2 min read
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Track circuits explained
30 September 2019 | 3 min read
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Film: Ribblehead Viaduct
19 September 2019 | 3 min read
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People and the railway: the Railway Heritage Trust
18 September 2019 | min read