🎥 A first direct rail link in 50 years, a listed station gets some TLC, back on track after a derailment, plus the power of talk in tough times... ...it’s another very packed and very varied #WeekOnTheNetwork 🚄 | Network Rail

🎄 🎁 We've been looking back on our behind-the-scenes series #TwelveDoorsToChristmas. Open the door with Simon Gyde to see inside a very special piece of Brunel history: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2y_2lw9vM&list=PLcieUuOBJRepDVef0cxXtYUWcAtOZDBHN&index=8 | Network Rail

11K views · 526 reactions | ️ Did you know we have specialist trains that restore the line and level of the track? ⚡ They rearrange the supporting stones under the track to raise or move it from side to side.  See one in action below! Read more: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/our-fleet-machines-and-vehicles/track-treatment-fleet/ #engineering | Network Rail | Facebook

9K views · 208 reactions | Here's an eye catching example of some engineering precision on our Western route. Over Christmas we installed a new signal gantry in Bristol - with some serious scale Tetris skills❗️ It's all in the timing - just wait for that drop.... ➡️ https://bit.ly/2WhlRXi | Network Rail | Facebook

9.2K views · 199 reactions |  The Blackpool to Preston railway reopens today after a major upgrade. Check out our new timelapse showing 22 weeks of upgrades in less than two minutes! Upgrade works are continuing, so check National Rail for the latest travel information. ➡️ https://www.networkrail.co.uk/blackpool #RailwayUpgradePlan #Blackpool #Preston | Network Rail | Facebook

72K views · 145 shares | 樂 Ever wondered what just under 5km of rail looked like on the back of a train❓  Here's an 895-tonne rail drop train rumbling through Dumbarton Central at the weekend headed for the West Highland Line. | Network Rail | Facebook