This document summarizes the key activities and projects the author worked on during a placement year with Network Rail. It includes: - Working with the Route Asset Management Structures team on the London North Western route, which consists of 4,500 miles of track. - Gaining experience at a conservation architecture firm working on the Northern Hub project to connect key stations in the North. - Visiting a steel manufacturer producing works for major projects. - Completing an audit and proposing mitigation measures for bridges at risk of vehicle strikes on the network. - Standardizing tunnel examination processes and making historical tunnel information more accessible digitally.