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Yobs throw a LOG in front an oncoming train - starting a fire and bringing down power lines

Police are now investigating as furious bosses say the vandals who caused the line between Manchester and Bolton to be closed for over 12 hours risked the lives of passengers and train staff

Manchester Evening News

Man sacked for failing to provide sample due to shy bladder wins £90,000

Lewis Smith has a condition meaning he can't urinate under pressure or around other people

Wales Online

‘Spring of discontent’: wave of strikes looms for Covid-hit railways

Pandemic upended finances, and action over possible job cuts, pay freezes and closures seems likely

The Guardian - UK

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Man wins £90k after he's sacked over urine sample because he was too shy to wee

Lewis Smith suffered from 'shy bladder syndrome' which left him too nervous to go to the loo when Network Rail called him in for the random drug test check

Daily Mirror

Stonehaven rail crash 'caused by Network Rail and Carillion failures'

Errors in the construction of a drainage system meant it was unable to cope with heavy rain

Insider UK

Botched drainage system blamed for fatal Stonehaven train crash

Investigators identify failings by Network Rail and collapsed outsourcing giant Carillion

The Independent UK

Wrongly built drainage system led to Stonehaven train crash, investigators find

Network Rail failed to notice that works by Carillion on Aberdeen to Glasgow line did not match the design

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Stonehaven rail crash victims might have survived on a more modern train, report finds

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made 20 recommendations in its highly critical report into the incident at Stonehaven on August 12 2020.

Daily Record

Rix Group's former HQ to become Network Rail call centre as £3.8m contract lands in Hull

Contract secured by ESP Systex Group's Journeycall brand

Birmingham Post

Network Rail recruiting manager to lead teams at Liverpool Lime Street

Closing date now days away for exciting new role with Network Rail

Liverpool Echo

The cut-off communities in desperate need of a direct train line to their nearest city

Many locals who use the popular route are now saying the move could provide a significant boost to the valley towns of Blaenau Gwent

Wales Online

Forth railway viaduct £2.7million renovation work to start after 'unforeseen delay'

Refurbishment work which will involve day, evening and nightshift work set to finish on Friday October 21.

Daily Record

East Midlands engineering firm Loram UK wins seven-figure Network Rail deal to overhaul its 'Flying Banana'

The bright yellow train monitors and records track condition information at speeds up to 125mph

Birmingham Post

Storm Eunice: Every train line in South East London blocked by trees

All services to Kent have been cancelled as Storm Eunice wreaks havoc in the capital

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The Independent UK

Storm Eunice: Which trains are cancelled across the UK?

As a red weather warning is issued for parts of the country, which train operators are running a reduced service?

The Guardian - UK

Storm Eunice: at least four die as winds of up to 122mph batter UK and Ireland – latest updates

Woman in her 30s dies in London; man in his 50s killed on Merseyside; man killed in County Wexford; man in Hampshire killed in collision

Daily Record

Storm Dudley: Watch as rail workers carry out repairs to damaged overhead lines near Kilwinning

Footage from Network Rail shows staff working on the weather-affected line in North Ayrshire.

The Independent UK

People urged not to travel by train as Storm Eunice disruption ‘inevitable’

Network Rail has urged people to re-plan their journey for a different day, and all services in Wales will be suspended.

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Edinburgh Live

Work on major Edinburgh railway line to begin as bus services in place for weekend

Network Rail's £4 million project on the junction near Leuchars will see the vital line connecting Edinburgh to Dundee and Aberdeen closed for the remaining two February weekends

The Independent UK

Rail and ferry disruption as safety checks take place after Storm Dudley

Network Rail is carrying out checks on Scotland’s railway tracks.

Daily Record

Dramatic pictures show overhead railway power line crushed by tree as Storm Dudley causes havoc across Scotland

Network Rail has shared images of overhead power lines torn down by trees as workers continue to assess the scale of the damage caused by 90mph winds across the country.

Evening Standard

Storm Eunice: London battens down hatches as 70mph gusts approach amid rare red weather warning

The London Eye and Kew Gardens are shutting as Network Rail said disruption is ‘inevitable’

Benzinga

AECOM Secures Place To Support UK's Network Rail Operations

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) has partnered with Network Rail to be a part of the £45-million Commercial Services Framework supporting the North West and Central (NW&C) region of the U.K.'s rail network. Deal terms not disclosed. AECOM has secured certain lots under the framework agreement. The framework lasts for five years. The appointment enhances AECOM's…

Daily Record

Network Rail in Storm Dudley plea with Scots to 'secure any loose garden items'

Trampolines are just some of the items that have blown on to tracks disrupting the rail network in recent months.

Wales Online

Rail strikes move a step closer as union sets deadline

A date of February 21 has been set to avoid an industrial dispute

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