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We're urging lorry drivers to #WiseUpSizeUp after yet another vehicle hit a rail bridge this week. πŸš› ❌ Lorries hitting bridges can cause huge delays to rail journeys: πŸ‘‰ networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are… #SafetySaturday
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πŸš‰ Cambridge South station is due to open at the end of the month. It will be the first Great British Railways-branded station in the country and is expected to welcome 1.8m passengers a year: πŸ‘‰ networkrail.co.uk/our-work/o… #CambridgeSouth #NewStation
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πŸš… Plain Line Pattern Recognition inspection unit at Gateshead. πŸ“· Cameras mounted underneath the trains capture an image every 0.8mm, taking 70,000 images a second at the top speed of 125mph, to identify potential defects. Captured by our Air Operations team @nrairops
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πŸš› ❌ A lorry hit a bridge in Bedworth in Warwickshire yesterday, causing disruption to rail passengers and road users. These strikes can be very dangerous and disruptive, but can be avoided. Drivers, know the height of your vehicles: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4ekOHhd #WiseUpSizeUp
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βš›οΈ Yesterday leaders from Network Rail and DfT Operator - the government’s rail owning group - took part in a symbolic rail journey to champion #SocialMobility and inspire the next generation: ➑️ news.wmtrains.co.uk/pressrel… #STEM #GreatBritishRailways #BigBangFair @WestMidRailway
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πŸ₯³ We're supporting our LGBTQ colleagues this #Pride season and attending some of the parades across Britain. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Find out more about how we're building a more diverse and inclusive organisation representing the passengers we serve: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4v1ASeH #LGBTQ
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πŸ™Œ Train services are running through the Severn Tunnel again after a pioneering Β£23m upgrade to make your journeys more reliable on one of Britain's most important cross-border rail routes. πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4eao26n #Engineering #Innovation
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πŸŽ‰ Happy birthday to George Stephenson, born #onthisday in 1781. πŸ“œ He planned the Stockton and Darlington Railway - considered the world’s first passenger railway to use steam locos - which celebrated 200 years last year: ➑️ networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are… #InternationalArchivesWeek
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Last year we closed a level crossing in Gateshead after near misses involving cyclists, pedestrians and a dog walker. 😰 Always be aware of your surroundings at a level crossing! πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4ggI8wG #ILCAD #InternationalLevelCrossingAwarenessDay
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πŸ“Ή 😰 Viewer discretion advised. A train coming towards you barely makes a sound. This International Level Crossing Awareness Day, we're reminding you to always stop, look and listen at level crossings: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3QvyE8d #NoSecondChances #ILCAD
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πŸ“œ Our corporate archive manages and preserves a large collection of historical railway engineering drawings and today's documents. Pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale had links to engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel ... πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4ns3tqC #InternationalArchivesWeek
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🟣#RSW26 | SUPPORT FROM THE VERY TOP 🟣 Jeremy Westlake, CEO of Network Rail, and Alex Hynes, Rail Chief Executive for DfT Operator, are backing #RSW26. If they're in, what's your organisation doing? --- πŸ“‹ Submit your activity to the What's On guide: lnkd.in/eh-i7HmP
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βš“ Vital upgrades to the Portsmouth Direct Line. πŸ›€οΈ Nine days of improvements in Kent. πŸ‘€ And another glimpse of the new Cambridge South station. It's #WeekOnTheNetwork
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This D-Day we commemorate all those who served during WWII.πŸŽ– 🎞 The railway played a crucial role in supporting the war effort - and the preparations for the Allied invasion of Normandy: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4dR16u9 #DDay #WWII
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🌍 The rail industry is accelerating the shift towards a cleaner, greener #GreatBritishRailways. This #WorldEnvironmentDay we're setting out how we're helping make the UK a world leader in clean, green rail travel: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4dRnrYH
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As part of the Cambridge South station project we have set a target of 10 per cent net gain in biodiversity. 🌱 Through design and construction efficiencies, the carbon footprint of constructing the station has been reduced by 22.5%. 🌍 #WorldEnvironmentDay @networkrailANG
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Happy World Environment Day! 🌍 This year's theme is climate action. We've been highlighting the impact of climate change on our railway with our Summer Rail Garden - and how we're planning for the long term. β˜€οΈ πŸ‘‰ networkrail.co.uk/stories/lo… #WorldEnviromentDay
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🧀 Our green fingers have been hard at work this week refreshing our Railway 200 garden for #WorldEnvironmentDay πŸͺ΄ #TeamEuston staff have planted new greenery to help boost biodiversity & create a calmer, more welcoming space in the heart of London πŸ‘‰ gloo.to/FHLr
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πŸš‡ ✨ One of the new tube trains for the Piccadilly line carried by a freight train to Old Dalby for testing, through Sileby and Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. πŸ“· : Timothy Amor @TfL Tag us in your rail pics!
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πŸš„ Successful testing at speed has completed of upgraded digital software on a Thameslink Class 700 unit. Preparing the largest passenger fleet on the East Coast Main Line for the introduction of in-cab digital signalling: πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/43FVbCc #RailTech #Innovation
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