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Undid revision 1229005167 by 188.2.206.188 (talk) Network Rail only covers the mainland.
I think it's fair to say this is not happening this year if ever
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| type = [[State-owned enterprise|Government-owned company]]/[[non-departmental public body]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.networkrail.co.uk/about-us/governance/|title=Our legal and financial governance structure |publisher=Network Rail |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160511032631/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/about-us/governance/|archive-date=11 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br><small>(incorporated as a [[Private company limited by guarantee|private company limited by guarantee without share capital]])</small>
| predecessor = [[Railtrack]]
| successor = [[Great British Railways]] (from 2024)
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2002|10|3|df=yes}}
| location = 1 Eversholt Street <br> [[London]] <br> NW1 2DN<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact us |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/contact-us/ |website=Network Rail |access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
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To cope with [[history of rail transport in Great Britain 1995 to date|rapidly increasing passenger numbers]], ({{as of|2021|lc=on}}) Network Rail has been undertaking a £38 billion [[History of rail transport in Great Britain 1995 to date#Timeline of improvements|programme of upgrades]] to the network, including [[Crossrail]], [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrification of lines]] and [[Thameslink Programme|upgrading Thameslink]].
 
In May 2021, the Government announced its intent to replace Network Rail in 2023 with a new public body called [[Great British Railways]].<ref name="GreatBritishRailways" /> In 2022 it was announced that Greatthis British Railwaysprocess would not replace Network Rail untilbe 2024delayed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-19 |title=Great British Railways transport bill shelved |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63313823 |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref>
 
==History==