Network Rail
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*Official account*
🚂 We own, operate and develop Britain’s rail infrastructure.
🚂 We own, operate and develop Britain’s rail infrastructure.
🌉 A section of the West Coast Main Line reopened this month after we replaced a railway bridge taking it over the M6.
The new 130-metre, 4,200 tonne Clifton bridge will welcome trains across it and motor vehicles under it for the next 120 years.
📹 Our Air Operations team.
The new 130-metre, 4,200 tonne Clifton bridge will welcome trains across it and motor vehicles under it for the next 120 years.
📹 Our Air Operations team.
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
🌉 A section of the West Coast Main Line reopened this month after we replaced a railway bridge taking it over the M6.
The new 130-metre, 4,200 tonne Clifton bridge will welcome trains across it and motor vehicles under it for the next 120 years.
📹 Our Air Operations team.
The new 130-metre, 4,200 tonne Clifton bridge will welcome trains across it and motor vehicles under it for the next 120 years.
📹 Our Air Operations team.
📸 We need to close the footpath between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane this evening so we can fix a sinkhole next to the railway.
The footpath will reopen early next week after repairs near the railway at Dawlish in Devon. Thank you for your patience:
➡️ https://bit.ly/4rjpEzV
The footpath will reopen early next week after repairs near the railway at Dawlish in Devon. Thank you for your patience:
➡️ https://bit.ly/4rjpEzV
Further repairs near railway at Dawlish means overnight closure of line between Dawlish and Teignmouth
Network Rail and Great Western Railway are working together to keep customers moving while work to fill a sinkhole near the railway at Dawlish takes place.
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
📸 We need to close the footpath between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane this evening so we can fix a sinkhole next to the railway.
The footpath will reopen early next week after repairs near the railway at Dawlish in Devon. Thank you for your patience:
➡️ https://bit.ly/4rjpEzV
The footpath will reopen early next week after repairs near the railway at Dawlish in Devon. Thank you for your patience:
➡️ https://bit.ly/4rjpEzV
⚠️ The weather turns icy in much of Britain today!
Very cold weather may affect your train journey. Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#WeatherAware
Very cold weather may affect your train journey. Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#WeatherAware
January 28, 2026 at 6:14 AM
⚠️ The weather turns icy in much of Britain today!
Very cold weather may affect your train journey. Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#WeatherAware
Very cold weather may affect your train journey. Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
#WeatherAware
📢 Please continue to check your journeys today - #StormChandra has affected parts of our railway.
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Flooding at Hele in Devon this morning. 📸
#WeatherAware #Flooding #Storm
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Flooding at Hele in Devon this morning. 📸
#WeatherAware #Flooding #Storm
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
📢 Please continue to check your journeys today - #StormChandra has affected parts of our railway.
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Flooding at Hele in Devon this morning. 📸
#WeatherAware #Flooding #Storm
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Flooding at Hele in Devon this morning. 📸
#WeatherAware #Flooding #Storm
❗️The railway is closed between Taunton and Exeter because of flooding at Hele.
🌊 This shows the depth of the water and how fast it's moving.
Once flood waters recede we'll carry out a safety inspection before the line can reopen.
Check before you travel:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
🌊 This shows the depth of the water and how fast it's moving.
Once flood waters recede we'll carry out a safety inspection before the line can reopen.
Check before you travel:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
❗️The railway is closed between Taunton and Exeter because of flooding at Hele.
🌊 This shows the depth of the water and how fast it's moving.
Once flood waters recede we'll carry out a safety inspection before the line can reopen.
Check before you travel:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
🌊 This shows the depth of the water and how fast it's moving.
Once flood waters recede we'll carry out a safety inspection before the line can reopen.
Check before you travel:
➡️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
'The Arrival' outside London Liverpool Street station commemorates the role of the Kindertransport ahead of WWII.
10,000 Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution arrived at the station between 1938 and 1939.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
10,000 Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution arrived at the station between 1938 and 1939.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
'The Arrival' outside London Liverpool Street station commemorates the role of the Kindertransport ahead of WWII.
10,000 Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution arrived at the station between 1938 and 1939.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
10,000 Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution arrived at the station between 1938 and 1939.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
⚠️ #StormChandra may affect your rail journeys today, with more strong winds and heavy rain on saturated ground.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM
⚠️ #StormChandra may affect your rail journeys today, with more strong winds and heavy rain on saturated ground.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
#StormChandra has been named. ⚠️
Strong winds and heavy rain may affect your rail journeys on Monday night and Tuesday.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Tie down trampolines and garden furniture if you live near the railway.
📷 Library images.
Strong winds and heavy rain may affect your rail journeys on Monday night and Tuesday.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Tie down trampolines and garden furniture if you live near the railway.
📷 Library images.
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#StormChandra has been named. ⚠️
Strong winds and heavy rain may affect your rail journeys on Monday night and Tuesday.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Tie down trampolines and garden furniture if you live near the railway.
📷 Library images.
Strong winds and heavy rain may affect your rail journeys on Monday night and Tuesday.
Check your journeys:
🌬️ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Tie down trampolines and garden furniture if you live near the railway.
📷 Library images.
⛈️ There are weather warnings for rain in parts of southern England and Wales today.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
⛈️ There are weather warnings for rain in parts of southern England and Wales today.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
🌧️ Working around the clock to keep you safe during #StormIngrid.
🛤️ Overhauling one of our busiest railway lines for the first time in over 50 years.
🏴 And catching the Caledonian Sleeper from Birmingham International.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
🛤️ Overhauling one of our busiest railway lines for the first time in over 50 years.
🏴 And catching the Caledonian Sleeper from Birmingham International.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
January 25, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🌧️ Working around the clock to keep you safe during #StormIngrid.
🛤️ Overhauling one of our busiest railway lines for the first time in over 50 years.
🏴 And catching the Caledonian Sleeper from Birmingham International.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
🛤️ Overhauling one of our busiest railway lines for the first time in over 50 years.
🏴 And catching the Caledonian Sleeper from Birmingham International.
It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
🏴 It's #BurnsNight tonight!
🚂 To celebrate, we look back at the history of the Tay Bridge, which set new standards for bridge building in Britain:
➡️ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-the-tay-bridge-dundee/
#Scotland
🚂 To celebrate, we look back at the history of the Tay Bridge, which set new standards for bridge building in Britain:
➡️ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-the-tay-bridge-dundee/
#Scotland
January 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
🏴 It's #BurnsNight tonight!
🚂 To celebrate, we look back at the history of the Tay Bridge, which set new standards for bridge building in Britain:
➡️ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-the-tay-bridge-dundee/
#Scotland
🚂 To celebrate, we look back at the history of the Tay Bridge, which set new standards for bridge building in Britain:
➡️ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-the-tay-bridge-dundee/
#Scotland
No wave is worth risking your life on the railway. 😡
These surfers illegally went on the tracks looking for the sea near St Ives in Cornwall while our teams were working to lay new track.
⚠️ Stay off the tracks.
#SafetySaturday #Trespass
These surfers illegally went on the tracks looking for the sea near St Ives in Cornwall while our teams were working to lay new track.
⚠️ Stay off the tracks.
#SafetySaturday #Trespass
January 24, 2026 at 10:51 AM
No wave is worth risking your life on the railway. 😡
These surfers illegally went on the tracks looking for the sea near St Ives in Cornwall while our teams were working to lay new track.
⚠️ Stay off the tracks.
#SafetySaturday #Trespass
These surfers illegally went on the tracks looking for the sea near St Ives in Cornwall while our teams were working to lay new track.
⚠️ Stay off the tracks.
#SafetySaturday #Trespass
⛈️ Weather warnings for wind and rain continue in parts of Britain this weekend.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 AM
⛈️ Weather warnings for wind and rain continue in parts of Britain this weekend.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware
🚄 We've worked with rail and energy partners Freightliner and GeoPura to transport #hydrogen for the first time on Britain's railway:
👉 https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rails-test-tracks-takes-centre-stage-as-hydrogen-is-delivered-by-rail-for-the-first-time
#FreightFriday
👉 https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rails-test-tracks-takes-centre-stage-as-hydrogen-is-delivered-by-rail-for-the-first-time
#FreightFriday
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
🚄 We've worked with rail and energy partners Freightliner and GeoPura to transport #hydrogen for the first time on Britain's railway:
👉 https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rails-test-tracks-takes-centre-stage-as-hydrogen-is-delivered-by-rail-for-the-first-time
#FreightFriday
👉 https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rails-test-tracks-takes-centre-stage-as-hydrogen-is-delivered-by-rail-for-the-first-time
#FreightFriday
⚠️ The line between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot will close from 8:30pm today due to #StormIngrid.
ℹ️ Complete your journey by 8:00pm. More details:
➡️ https://news.gwr.com/news/rail-services-suspended-between-exeter-st-davids-and-newton-abbot-due-to-severe-weather-from-storm-ingrid
ℹ️ Complete your journey by 8:00pm. More details:
➡️ https://news.gwr.com/news/rail-services-suspended-between-exeter-st-davids-and-newton-abbot-due-to-severe-weather-from-storm-ingrid
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
⚠️ The line between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot will close from 8:30pm today due to #StormIngrid.
ℹ️ Complete your journey by 8:00pm. More details:
➡️ https://news.gwr.com/news/rail-services-suspended-between-exeter-st-davids-and-newton-abbot-due-to-severe-weather-from-storm-ingrid
ℹ️ Complete your journey by 8:00pm. More details:
➡️ https://news.gwr.com/news/rail-services-suspended-between-exeter-st-davids-and-newton-abbot-due-to-severe-weather-from-storm-ingrid
⚠️ #StormIngrid will affect parts of Britain today, bringing high winds and heavy rain.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
Very heavy rain can flood our railway and disrupt your journeys.
📷 Library images.
#WeatherAware
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
Very heavy rain can flood our railway and disrupt your journeys.
📷 Library images.
#WeatherAware
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
⚠️ #StormIngrid will affect parts of Britain today, bringing high winds and heavy rain.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
Very heavy rain can flood our railway and disrupt your journeys.
📷 Library images.
#WeatherAware
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
Very heavy rain can flood our railway and disrupt your journeys.
📷 Library images.
#WeatherAware
⛈️ There are weather warnings for rain in parts of Britain today.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware #StormIngrid
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware #StormIngrid
January 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
⛈️ There are weather warnings for rain in parts of Britain today.
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware #StormIngrid
⚠️ Heavy rain may affect your train journey.
Visit National Rail to stay up-to-date:
➡️ https://nationalrail.co.uk
#WeatherAware #StormIngrid