The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

High speed trains spin wind turbines to generate power in first UK trial

Generating electricity from passing trains could help make rail travel 'even greener choice'

The Independent UK · May 6

‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains

The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no services

The Guardian - UK · May 2

Heavy traffic expected as RAC predicts busiest bank holiday for motorists in years

Drivers seem undeterred by high fuel prices and gloomy weather forecasts, while engineering works spell delays for railway passengers

The Guardian - UK · May 1

Network Rail must restore swift nesting sites

Letter: Sue Atkinson responds to a report that nesting holes were blocked during work on Chapel Milton Viaduct

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’

Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

Network Rail worker wins race harassment case after EDL leaflet left in locker

Colleagues left anti-Islam leaflet in locker belonging to Parmjit Bassi, who is not a Muslim, and accused him of knife attack

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

Speedy Hire shares under pressure on profit alert

The London-listed equipment hire firm said full-year underlying earnings are set to drop to around £90 million, down from £97.1 million in 2024-25.

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Glasgow Central reopens after ‘tremendous’ effort following nearby blaze

A small exclusion zone remains in place.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Train services from Glasgow Central to resume fully on Wednesday after fire

All platforms will be available for services, including ScotRail, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and Caledonian Sleeper.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Glasgow Central station confirms when it will fully reopen after devastating fire

The main part of the station was shut for more than a week while demolition work continued

The Independent UK · Mar 23