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Network Rail owns and operates most of Britain’s railway infrastructure, including 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges and viaducts and thousands of signals, tunnels, level crossings and points. They also manage rail timetabling and operate 20 of the largest stations. Their role is to provide a safe, reliable and efficient railway while growing and upgrading the network to better serve passengers and freight. They own, repair and develop the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations.
They also manage 20 of the country’s largest stations, while all the rest – over 2,500 – are run by the train operating companies. Careers information with Network Rail across the country can be found HERE, and see videos below on what it's like to work for them.