For Better Journeys

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Dates

5 October 2026 - 30 October 2026

Locations

National

Audience

Regular/commuter passengers (25–54) 

Media channels

LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, X and YouTube

Key contacts

abimbola.caulker@networkrail.co.uk jennifer.bollen@networkrail.co.uk

This post-disruption campaign supports both the Network Rail Group Communications strategy and the GBR Passenger Revenue Optimisation Plan (PROP) by demonstrating the value of engineering investment and helping passengers better understand the benefits delivered after periods of disruption
The pilot campaign uses the Charing Cross blockade as a proof of concept and launches on 5 October 2026, focusing on authentic colleague voices, the improvements delivered, and the passengers’ experience afterwards under the campaign theme “..For Better Journeys.”
Unlike CBYT, which primarily targets infrequent passengers before disruption occurs, this campaign is aimed at regular and commuter passengers who directly experience the benefits of completed engineering works.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Check Before You Travel (CBYT) August 2026 Campaign

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Dates

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

Locations

National

Audience

All passengers.

Total audience: bank holiday leisure and business travellers.

Target audience: young males, aged 16-34 years old, employed, travelling with others and for leisure purposes (who are not planning train journeys, checking before they travel, or booking tickets in advance).

Media channels

Paid:
- Radio
- Digital programmatic
- Social media
- Billboards
- Press

Owned:
- Digital station screens
- Printed poster sites
- Social media posts

Earned:
- Press releases

Internal
- Digital screens in offices/depots
- Viva Engage posts
- MyConnect

Key contacts

Abimbola.Caulker@networkrail.co.uk
Marketing@networkrail.co.uk

The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness of planned rail engineering work over the August bank holiday weekend. We are encouraging leisure and business passengers to plan ahead and check if their train journey is affected before they travel by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk/august

The campaign will run from 13 July to 31 August and will be promoted across owned, earned, internal and paid media channels (digital, social, billboards, radio, press).

We are also supporting our regional and TOC colleagues by uplifting paid media in affected areas (towns/cities) including the Eastern, Wessex and Scotland .

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 5 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘National’ messaging:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

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‘Wessex Routes’ messaging:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

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‘Scotland Routes’ messaging:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

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‘ Eastern Routes’ messaging:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

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‘Thank you’ messaging:

1 September 2026 - 4 September 2026

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Materials for ‘National’ campaign:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

Digital Resources

Total: 7.67 MB

Print Resources

Total: 13.96 MB

Social Media Resources

Total: 17.25 MB

Radio Resources

Total: 18.40 MB

Euston Screens Resources

Total: 20.25 MB

Internal Communications Resources

Total: 21.28 MB

Materials for ‘Wessex Routes’ campaign:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

Materials for ‘Scotland Routes’ campaign:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

Materials for ‘ Eastern Routes’ campaign:

13 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

Materials for ‘Thank you’ campaign:

1 September 2026 - 4 September 2026

Digital

Total: 56.55 MB

Print

Total: 58.62 MB