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A level results day: explore engineering
15 August 2019 | 5 min read
We’re wishing the best of luck to everyone collecting A level results today! If you’re thinking about your next steps,…
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Acton Grange upgrade: in numbers
6 August 2019 | 3 min read
We’ve just reopened the railway at Acton Grange junction near Warrington after a major 16-day upgrade. Trains are running through…
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Film: discover the Network Rail archive
6 August 2019 | 6 min read
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Growing appetite for investment in Britain’s railway
5 August 2019 | 4 min read
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From the archive: our oldest items
1 August 2019 | 3 min read
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Read the George Stephenson notebook online
1 August 2019 | 3 min read