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Cable thieves disrupt rail services during commuter rush

04.10.11
Cable thieves have struck again causing disruption to London's commuters - and caused a track side fire... more

Stephen Fry leads campaign to keep Southwark playhouse on track

04.08.11
Stephen Fry calls on Londoners to lobby Network Rail to secure the future of Southwark Playhouse ... more

Rail and flights chaos after burst water main triggers landslide

02.08.11
Thames Water bosses are under attack after a single burst water main paralysed rail and air travel across the South-East... more

£3million fine for Network Rail over Potters Bar train crash

13.05.11
Network Rail has been fined for safety failings in the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives... more

Winter trains chaos 'was unacceptable'

02.03.11
Incompetence at Network Rail and cold weather were today blamed for the 'unacceptable' performance of commuter rail services over the winter... more

Rail firm admits safety failings over Potters Bar

21.02.11
Network Rail today admitted health and safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash... more

De-icing trains sent for service during big freeze

09.12.10
Two de-icing trains crucial to keeping the rail network running were sent for their annual service at the height of the big freeze, an MP said today... more

Snow storm in London as big freeze hits planes and trains

30.11.10
Train services were badly hit by London's first snowfall of the winter just two weeks after Network Rail said it was ready for the cold weather... more

Giant balcony aims to tackle crush-hour at Waterloo station

15.11.10
Waterloo mainline station will be transformed with a 220 metre-long balcony at first-floor level, under new plans... more

Two rail firms face prosecution over Potters Bar crash

10.11.10
Network Rail and maintenance company Jarvis are to be prosecuted over the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash in which seven people died, it was announced... more

No light at the end of tunnel for London commuters

09.11.10
London commuters will suffer continuing overcrowding unless the cost of running Britain’s railways is cut, a minister said... more

Network Rail faces £3 million timetabling fine

28.10.10
Network Rail faces a £3 million fine for a timetabling failure which left some train companies unable to take bookings, it was announced... more

Shell's Malcolm Brinded moves to Network Rail board

12.10.10
Network Rail appoints a new non-executive director in a move to reshape its board... more

Union accepts Network Rail offer on jobs and pay

11.10.10
Rail union leaders back a deal on jobs and pay, ending a long-running dispute involving thousands of Network Rail workers... more

Rail worker ‘faked records on safety at level crossings’

31.08.10
Investigation launched into claims that Network Rail records were falsified to cover up a lack of safety inspections at level crossings... more

I fear another Potters Bar, says judge

30.07.10
Rail passengers are still at risk eight years after the Potters Bar rail crash, a judge warned... more

Clapham Junction revamp falls victim to austerity axe

29.06.10
Plans for a multimillion-pound upgrade of platforms at Clapham Junction are shelved... more

Union anger as Network Rail chief Iain Coucher takes home £1.25m

24.06.10
Man in charge of Britain’s railways is given more than £1.25million in pay and bonuses despite a government order to crack down on public sector handouts... more

Network Rail dives as fees and grant are cut

03.06.10
Network Rail, which runs everything apart from the trains on Britain’s railway network, sees its annual pre-tax profit plunge by more than half... more

OFT launches inquiry into outdoor advertising

18.05.10
The Office of Fair Trading is to examine whether outdoor advertising offers fair value for buyers and consumers... more

Rail talks continue in bid to avert strike

07.05.10
Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of railway workers will continue, with the threat of disruption still hovering over the industry... more

Rail union to plan fresh strike ballots in row over jobs

07.04.10
Union leaders will set out a timetable for a fresh ballot among thousands of rail workers in their row over jobs and working practices... more

Rail union strikes to coincide with polling day

06.04.10
Rail union leaders will target election day for a series of national train strikes after a High Court judge forced them to cancel four days of walkouts this week... more

Rail strike expected to be blocked by legal challenge

31.03.10
Hopes rising that a national rail strike next week will be called off after legal challenge... more

Network Rail in legal battle to prevent Easter holiday strike

26.03.10
Gordon Brown calls on Network Rail and unions to resolve a dispute over jobs and working practices as a four-day strike threatens to cause the worst disruption for 16 years... more

Passengers wait for result of Easter rail walkout ballot

18.03.10
Commuters face Easter travel chaos as signal workers vote on a national strike... more

Holiday ban on rail staff after strike threat

26.02.10
Rail chiefs are banning staff from taking holidays over Easter in preparation for a national strike... more

Rail workers launch campaign to save maintenance jobs

27.01.10
Rail workers will lobby Parliament today as part of a campaign against plans to cut maintenance jobs... more

Network Rail says sorry to family of woman killed in car on train crossing

22.01.10
Network Rail issue 'full and complete' apology to family of woman killed when two cars were hit by a passenger train on a level crossing... more


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