⚠️ It’s easy to enter a level crossing when you’re not paying attention, and before you know it, you’ve crossed the line. But remember, you could be risking your life.
Don’t cross the line without first checking it’s safe:
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#CrossedTheLine
❓ Did you know we sometimes add more features to our tracks to keep trains – and you – extra safe?
It’s part of our mission to create a modern, efficient and above all safe railway for you and freight:
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#Safety
🍓☕ Picnicking while train spotting? We'll squeeze in one last trip before the chilly months.
👇 Comment with your favourite picnic spots with stunning railway views ...
#Viaduct
Have you ever spotted a freight train thundering past? 🛤️
And have you ever wondered what's on it? 🤔
Goods worth billions of pounds are transported throughout Britain every year thanks to our railway. 👷♀️
Find out more:
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#FreightFriday
We helped out
@SwanRailway
, a heritage line in Dorset, with a multi-purpose vehicle to keep it weed-free. 🛤️
We often support heritage railways across the country – so you can continue enjoying our amazing railway history:
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#HeritageRailway
⚠️ A yellow weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for Southern England and South Wales today.
Severe weather can affect train services, so please check before you travel via
@nationalrailenq
or your train operator:
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#Rain
#WeatherAware
We’re using an innovative weather predictive tool that helps us keep more of your trains moving safely during summer storms.
Find out more about this first-of-a-kind system:
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#SummerWeather
Incredible historic pictures in 3D …
🚂 the railway between Folkestone and Dover reopened after its worst landslip in history, more than 100 years ago.
🎥 Find out how we monitor the land at Folkestone Warren today:
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#Landslip
#ThrowbackThursday
⚠️ A yellow weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for Southern England and South Wales today.
Severe weather can affect train services, so please check before you travel via
@nationalrailenq
or your train operator:
➡️
#Rain
#WeatherAware
🚅 The old and the new.
The retro-British Rail liveried Class 455 and the Hastings 'Thumper' unit on the approaches to Vauxhall and London Waterloo.
📷 : Neil Whitaker
Our railway is home to several types of reptiles including snakes and lizards. 🦎 🐍
Protecting them is an important part of our work to create a more sustainable, safer and reliable railway for all:
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#Biodiversity
⚠️ Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Southern England and South Wales for today and tomorrow.
Check if your journey's affected with your train operator or National Rail:
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#Rain
#WeatherAware
@metoffice
@nationalrailenq
We're making progress on our plans to fix the railways, with the launch of Shadow Great British Railways (GBR).
But what is Shadow GBR, and what will this mean for your rail journeys? Here's what you need to know 👇
More on our plans:
🎉 Congratulations to this month's
#TravelByTrain
competition winner
@findingleemo1
with this fab photo looking over Manchester Oxford Road.
This photo is now our header image across all channels.
Here's how you can enter:
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The New Measurement Train across the Ribblehead Viaduct,
@d4veg_hst
This train helps locate and identify faults before they become a safety issue or affect your journeys:
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#Fleet
What's a Control Period❓
Our Control Period seven plan sets out the activities, outputs and expenditure we'll undertake to maintain and develop Britain's mainline railway:
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#CP7
It's back to school for many, so please remind children to take care around the railway, particularly at level crossings.
😰 📹 CCTV shows adults and children risking their lives at Motspur Park station in South West London.
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#Safety
#CrossedTheLine