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*Official account* π We own, operate and develop Britainβs rail infrastructure.
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ Rolling stock and infrastructure to come together for the first time in a generation.
π 400,000 journeys to and from Cambridge South in 100 days.
π And what's the same as 8.8 Olympic-sized swimming pools?
It's another #WeekOnTheNetwork
@networkrail.bsky.socialπΆ Paws on patrol ...
π London Waterloo station adds dog patrols to security team.
π πβπ¦Ί Gus and Winnie are helping to strengthen security and reassure customers:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ The beautiful Wemyss Bay station in Scotland. Did you know the ornate ironwork at Wemyss Bay Station was never purely decorative? They were thoughtfully designed to guide passengers effortlessly from train to boat, while filling the station with natural light. βοΈ
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ In August, a plaque was unveiled in honour of Asquith Xavier, outside his former home in London's Notting Hill.
It's been 60 years since he ended a colour bar when he became the first Black train guard at London Euston:
@networkrail.bsky.socialWe aim to reduce the impact of our work on your train services when looking after our railway. π·ββοΈ π·
Like this summer, when we avoided 60 weekends of disruption by doing Β£20m of work in just three weeks.
For better journeys:
β‘οΈ https://bit.ly/3VA12s2
In collaboration with @serailway.bsky.social
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ Stunning autumnal photos of our railway. π
Did you know that during #autumn we use leaf-busting trains? They clean the top of the rail by spraying it with a high-pressured water jet:
Share your autumnal photos below ...π
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ We've introduced a digital notification system for people who live near the railway.
Sign up for timely and detailed information about railway work near your home or business:
π networkrail.co.uk/RailWorkNearMe
#DigitalNotifications #CustomerServiceWeek #NationalCustomerServiceWeek
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ Our #autumn operation is in full swing across Scotland, keeping you and freight moving safely.
This year we'll treat the equivalent of more than 80,000 miles of track as millions of leaves fall onto the railway:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ‘ Say hello to yellow. π
Station staff at Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly are now wearing yellow vests.
This makes them easier to find when you need help, directions or support:
@networkrail.bsky.socialποΈ Happy #WorldArchitectureDay!
Last week London Victoria and London St Pancras International each turned a year older. π
When St Pancras was built, the arched train shed was the largest ironwork structure of its kind:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ€οΈ 16 days of improvements in the Huddersfield area.
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ Once-in-a-generation work along the North Wales Coast.
π And more leaf-busting trains start their autumn shifts.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ Happy birthday to London Liverpool Street station! Trains began serving the partially completed station from 2 October 1874.
πΉ Two years ago we celebrated the station turning 150!
It was known as the βdark cathedralβ before its 1980s redevelopment.
@networkrail.bsky.socialIt's not just people who trespass on our tracks and disrupt your journeys.
Sometimes our teams have to deal with swans, sheep and even horses ... π΄ π¦’
Find out how we're reducing the number of animals going onto the railway:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ π Our specialist autumn trains use a high-powered water jet to blast leaves off the rails.
Find out more about how we keep you and freight moving at this time of year:
@networkrail.bsky.social
@networkrail.bsky.socialThe world's first bridge to combine rail and road traffic. π
The iconic High Level Bridge in #Newcastle was opened by Queen Victoria #onthisday in 1849!
πΈ : Captured by our Air Operations team
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ§οΈ Preventative projects protecting our railway during storms.
π£οΈ Reconnecting west Oxford.
π And emergency removal of a footbridge near Watford.
π½οΈ It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
@networkrail.bsky.socialπΆ A cohort of specialist dogs are training to help in the battle against cable theft.
Working with British Transport Police, measures include targeted security patrols, CCTV, drones and forensic marking of assets to help prevent, detect and investigate offences:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπ¦ Three years ago, we reached a major milestone as we switched on 116 new state-of-the-art digital signals across parts of south-west London and Berkshire.
This was part of four years of work to give you better journeys:
@networkrail.bsky.socialπΉ We've safely dismantled and removed Oxhey Grange footbridge near Watford.
The deteriorated structure, which crossed one of Britain's busiest railways, was removed using a specialist heavy-lift crane. ποΈ