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#SundayCatchUp | @networkrail and @WestMidRailway have joined forces with @southandcitycol #Birmingham with an apprenticeship program for 55 new rail engineers

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November 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
wonterland.bsky.social
A very rare spectacle of two MPV's coupled together, due to one rescuing another that broke down.

#networkrail #mpv #rhtt #railhead #treatment #train #trainspotting #double #unit #pair #rare #veryrare #speciallivery #ctrlaltdel #ctrl #alt #deleaf #brokendown #rescue #rescuemission #passing #night
November 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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This week's top posts: Month-long closure of Selhurst Road for bridge replacement insidecroydon.com/2026/11/03/m... #Croydon #Selhurst #NetworkRail #cpfc @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social
Month-long closure of Selhurst Road for bridge replacement
The main A213 between Croydon and South Norwood is to be closed for four weeks as Network Rail replaces a bridge – a period when there are at least five big home games scheduled at Crystal Pa…
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November 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
railadvent.bsky.social
Upgrades to Scotland’s West Highland Line start this weekend #ArrocharAndTarbet #beasdale #crianlarich #disruption #FortWilliam #helensburgh #mallaig #NetworkRail #scotland #SpeanBridge #WestHighlandLine
Upgrades to Scotland’s West Highland Line start this weekend
Network Rail is reminding passengers that, as it announced in September, it will be carrying out upgrade work on the West Highland Line in Scotland starting this weekend.
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November 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
dft-answers.bsky.social
A question on #NetworkRail #Biodiversity tabled by Mr Richard Holden on 28-10-2026 has been answered by Keir Mather. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-28/38758
November 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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London to Devon trains disrupted after fault in Wiltshire https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/london-to-devon-trains-disrupted-after-fault-in-wiltshire.html #basingstoke #disruption #dorset #ExeterStDavids #LondonWaterloo #NetworkRail #salisbury #signalling #tisbury #YeovilJunction
London to Devon trains disrupted after fault in Wiltshire
Because of a fault with the signalling system, train services on the West of England main line from Waterloo to Exeter are being disrupted.
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November 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
wonterland.bsky.social
The Return of the Special-Liveried Network Rail MPV DR's 98923 and 98973 'Ctrl Alt Deleaf'.

#train #trainspotting #networkrail #mpv #rhtt #railhead #treatment #ctrlaltdel #ctrl #alt #deleaf #speciallivery #return #passing #departure #departing #evening #night #nighttime #nightsky #dark
November 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
ferrettrash.bsky.social
At Kidderminster Town today, the @networkrail 153 was briefly seen with the SVR 108/101 DMUs arriving from Bridgnorth providing an interesting contrast between first and second generation railcar technology.
November 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Leeds and York services resume after nine days of upgrades https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/leeds-and-york-services-resume-after-nine-days-of-upgrades.html #ChurchFenton #leeds #micklefield #NetworkRail #NorthYorkshire #TranspennineRouteUpgrade #york #yorkshire
Leeds and York services resume after nine days of upgrades
Leeds and York services resume after nine days of upgrades
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November 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Liverpool railway line re-opens after major £3.5m tunnel upgrades https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/liverpool-railway-line-re-opens-after-major-3-5m-tunnel-upgrades.html #brunswick #HuntsCross #liverpool #merseyrail #NetworkRail #northern #NorthernLine
Liverpool train line re-opens after major £3.5m tunnel upgrades
The Northern Line on Liverpool’s Merseyrail re-opened on Saturday 7 November, after a four-week £3.5m upgrade of it’s underground tunnels.
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November 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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There is also car parking for station users at the heart of Brabazon. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/opening-date-announced-for-bristol-railway-station.html #bristol #BristolBrabazon #BristolTempleMeads #GreatWesternRailway #NetworkRail
New Bristol Brabazon station to open this month
The West of England’s newest railway station, Bristol Brabazon, will officially be open to passengers on Monday 23 November 2026, marking the first time passenger services will run to the Henbury Line since 1964.
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November 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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A report has been released by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) following a collision between a passenger train and a van at a user-operated level crossing in Kent last year. #DepartmentForTransport #kent #LevelCrossing #NetworkRail
RAIB releases report into fatal Kent level crossing collision
A report has been released by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) following a collision between a passenger train and a van at a user-operated level crossing in Kent last year.
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November 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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During 2025’s festive market season, about 4.5 million passengers used Birmingham New Street station. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/birmingham-christmas-markets-travel-advice-issued.html #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #christmas #NetworkRail #PolarExpress
Birmingham Christmas Markets Travel Advice Issued
Network Rail is advising passengers that Birmingham is going to be very busy during the forthcoming festive season, so they should plan their journeys in advance.
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November 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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A question on #NetworkRail #Biodiversity tabled by Shivani Raja on 20-10-2026 has been answered by Keir Mather. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-20/36432
November 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Yorkshire drainage works completed after weekend work https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/yorkshire-drainage-works-completed-after-weekend-work.html #ChurchFenton #ColtonJunction #EastCoastMainLine #leeds #NetworkRail #NorthYorkshire #shipton #thirsk #york #yorkshire
Yorkshire drainage works completed after weekend work
The East Coast Main Line has been made more resilient over the past two weekends, with crucial drainage work being carried out.
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November 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Hastings line reopens following nine-day closure https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/hastings-line-reopens-following-nine-day-closure.html #NetworkRail #southeastern #tonbridge #wadhurst
Hastings line reopens following nine-day closure
Network Rail has completed improvement works on the Hastings line during a nine-day closure.
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November 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
ferrettrash.bsky.social
Hen’s teeth sighting at the Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster Town station today, @networkrail track recording vehicle 153384. I’m told it came in off the big railway with a braking issue. Shortly after this it moved to the SVR Carriage Works yard under its own power.
November 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
railadvent.bsky.social
It also supports the government’s ‘Plan for Change’, which Network Rail describes as a “mission to rebuild Britain and improve the infrastructure that people rely on every day”. #EastWestRail #NetworkRail #oxford #oxfordshire
Network Rail appoints Oxford station masterplanner
Network Rail has appointed a ‘masterplanning team’ to develop a design to improve Oxford station.
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November 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Kent and Surrey services resume after 5 day emergency closure https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/kent-and-surrey-services-resume-after-5-day-emergency-closure.html #godstone #kent #NetworkRail #redhill #surrey #tonbridge
Kent and Surrey services resume after 5 day emergency closure
Emergency work to stabilise the railway near Godstone caused a section of the railway to close for 5 days.
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November 2, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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160 year old bridge in London to be removed over Christmas https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/160-year-old-bridge-in-london-to-be-removed-over-christmas.html #christmas #NetworkRail #selhurst
160 year old bridge in London to be removed over Christmas
Multiple engineering works are being carried out across the festive period.
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November 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Yorkshire railway bridge to be replaced in £5m project https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/yorkshire-railway-bridge-to-be-replaced-in-5m-project.html #doncaster #leeds #NetworkRail #SandalAndAgbrigg #wakefield
Yorkshire railway bridge to be replaced in £5m project
£5m is to be spent replacing a railway bridge in Wakefield over the Christmas period. The bridge carries the line between Doncaster and Leeds over Agbrigg Road next to Sandal and Agbrigg station, but will be replaced by a new structure. Network Rail says that the structure’s main steel girders…
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November 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Work resumes on refurbishing Staffordshire station footbridge https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/work-resumes-on-refurbishing-staffordshire-station-footbridge.html #longport #NetworkRail #staffordshire
Work resumes on refurbishing Staffordshire station footbridge
Work will resume this weekend on refurbishing the station footbridge at Longport in Staffordshire.
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November 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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London Liverpool Street accessibility update released https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/london-liverpool-street-accessibility-update-released.html #accessibility #ElizabethLine #GreatEastern #LondonLiverpoolStreet #NetworkRail #stratford
London Liverpool Street accessibility update released
Next month, the passenger lift at London Liverpool Street will be unavailable for use for 3 months while it undergoes major refurbishment.
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November 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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London railway station to close for eight months https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/10/london-railway-station-to-close-for-eight-months.html #blackfriars #CityThameslink #disruption #farringdon #holborn #LondonBlackfriars #NetworkRail #thameslink
London railway station to close for eight months
One of central London’s busiest stations is to close for four months in 2027 to enable engineers to install ten new escalators.
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November 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Lancashire railway to close as work takes place over motorway https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/11/lancashire-railway-to-close-as-work-takes-place-over-motorway.html #accrington #BurnleyManchesterRoad #lancashire #NetworkRail #northern #rishton #todmorden
Lancashire railway to close as work takes place over motorway
Passengers are being urged to check before travelling, with a railway closure upcoming as well as motorway changes in East Lancashire. £1.75m will be spent to renew 1,300 metres of track, sleepers and ballast on a bridge between Rishton and Accrington, which carries the railway over the M65 motorway. Full…
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November 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM