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Network Rail - Page 13

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Rail suppliers set five key tests for GBR to ensure succes

Providing continuity of work tops a five-point list for the new Great British Railways, set out by the Railway Industry Association (RIA).

16 Mar

News

Railway must respond to wider societal changes

Societal changes are as important to the future of the rail industry’s strategy as what it does to attract passengers back

9 Mar

News

£70m upgrade for Newport-Ebbw Vale line

Network Rail has commenced work on a £70 million project to increase capacity on the line between Newport and Ebbw Vale.

2 Mar

News

Cambridge signals to receive £194m upgrade

The Cambridge area’s 40-year-old signalling system is to be replaced over the next two years, following the award of £194 million worth of contracts.

25 Feb

News

Sniffer dogs hired in fight to combat metal thefts

Network Rail has introduced sniffer dogs to try to reduce the theft of signalling cables in the North West.

24 Feb

News

Work starts on Portway Park & Ride station

Construction has commenced on a new £4.2 million Portway Park & Ride station on the Severn Beach line.

17 Feb

News

Forth Bridge visitor centre moves closer

Plans have been revived for a Forth Rail Bridge Visitor Centre

14 Feb

News

Contest formally launches to find GBR’s new HQ

Ease of access, railway heritage, and alignment “to Levelling Up objectives” are among the criteria for the location of Great British Railways’ headquarters.

11 Feb

News

Network Rail begins landslip monitoring trial

Network Rail is trialling a monitoring system that will give early warning of landslips.

9 Feb

News

NR report hails success of Christmas engineering work

Network Rail has commended its latest Christmas and New Year engineering period as a great success,

25 Jan

Samaritans Brew Monday illustration by James Norbury

News

Samaritans Brew Monday returns to station concourses

Samaritans volunteers joined Network Rail and train operating company staff on January 17 to hold the first ‘Brew Monday’ station outreach events in two years

18 Jan

News

Four miles of Heart of Wessex route renewed

Network Rail has relaid four miles of track on the Heart of Wessex route

22 Dec

News

NR travel guide for autistic people

Vulnerable autistic people can now better travel independently, thanks to a Network Rail online guide

17 Dec

News

Researchers hail success of leaf-buster train trials

A Warwickshire company believes that it can permanently solve the problem of leaves on the line, by fitting trains with anti-slip devices

14 Dec

News

Inquiry begins into NR’s £69 million Oxford redevelopment scheme

A public inquiry is under way into Network Rail’s £69 million plan to redevelop Oxford station with a new entrance and additional platform.

9 Dec

News

Rail improvements support review’s UKNET proposals

Establishing a strategic transport network is a central premise of Sir Peter Hendy CBE’s Union Connectivity Review final report.

9 Dec

News

Keep pace with change… then get ahead of the curve

RAIL's webinar, which was the fourth in RAIL’s Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail series, focused on Accelerating innovation and modernisation.

25 Nov

News

Bridge bashes: drivers are still ignoring warning signs

Somewhere in the UK, a road lorry or bus bashes into a railway bridge every five hours, leaving Network Rail to pick up a £5.5 million bill

23 Nov

News

NR told to increase competition for signalling projects

Network Rail “needs to transform its approach to procuring and delivering signalling projects”, the Office of Rail and Road has reported.

19 Nov

News

‘Future rail engineers’ ride the rails on HydroFLEX

Competition-winning school pupils journeyed on Porterbrook’s tri-mode HydroFLEX Class 799 unit

13 Nov

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