Editing Network Rail (section)

===Current investment programme===
{{hatnote|See also: [[History of rail transport in Great Britain 1995 to date#Timeline of improvements|Timeline of future railway upgrades in Britain]]}}
[[File:GBR rail passengers by year 1830-2015.png|thumb|360px|Rail Passengers in Great Britain from 1829 to 2021, showing the early era of small railway companies, the amalgamation into the "Big Four", nationalisation and finally the current era of privatisation.]]
From 1997 to 2014 (inclusive), passenger numbers have more than doubled, following little growth in the previous decades. To cope with the increasing passenger numbers, Network Rail is currently 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]], [[European Rail Traffic Management System in Great Britain|in-cab signalling]], new [[Intercity Express Programme|inter-city trains]], [[Thameslink Programme|upgrading Thameslink]], and a new [[HS2|high-speed line]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}