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End of Fawley reopening plans

The Department for Transport has confirmed the end of proposals to reopen the Fawley branch alongside Southampton Water, also known as the Waterside Line.

rail 17 Sept

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NRA Safety Achievement of the Year 2024: Network Rail with Loccioni

Safety Achievement of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024 went to Network Rail partnered with Loccioni for the FELIX Automated Measurement Trolley.

Health and wellbeing 16 Sept

Weather extremities are “getting more severe and inpactful on the railway”, says Network Rail. A landslip causes trees to fall and block the line near Scunthorpe in May. NETWORK RAIL.

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Network Rail cites weather as a key cause for an increase in delays

Rail delays relating to weather are now the highest on record, according to Network Rail.

Weather 16 Sept

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Grand Central Class 180 reaches 125mph in ETCS test on ECML

Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.

ETCS 10 Sept

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AV Dawson buys freight yard as Network Rail sells land packages

Port of Middlesbrough owner and operator AV Dawson has been granted clearance to take ownership of the railway goods yard.

Freight 6 Sept

Network rail's Southern Integrated Delivery Programme Director Liz Baldwin. NETWORK RAIL

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Interview: Network Rail's Liz Baldwin on a new approach to renewals

Network Rail’s Southern Region is taking a new approach to renewals. Southern Integrated Delivery Programme Director explains the process to Richard Wilcock.

Engineering 5 Sept

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Glenfinnan Viaduct biodiversity project completed

A two-year initiative to enhance the natural habitat near the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct has been successfully concluded.

Network Rail 3 Sept

Oxford Botley Road bridge works -Network Rail

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‘Options considered’ to address Oxford bridge problems

Network Rail is examining options for completing heavily-delayed work on Oxford’s Botley Road, next to its station redevelopment.

Infrastructure 2 Sept

Huge crowds at London Euston railway station concourse looking at the departure boards. London, England. ALAMY.

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Lord Hendy accused of threatening company over Euston criticism

New rail minister Lord Peter Hendy is facing growing calls to answer questions about his role in the dismissal of engineer Gareth Dennis from engineering company SYSTRA.

Network Rail 29 Aug

GB Railfreight 66307 passes Milepost 100, between Gainsborough and Beckingham, with a Felixstowe-Doncaster Hexthorpe container train on March 30.

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Track access charges waived for new rail freight traffic

In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have waived track access charges for new freight flows the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.

Rail freight 28 Aug

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The changing role of our railway stations

Innovations to improve Britain’s stations often meet stumbling blocks in the form of red tape. Peter Plisner investigates.

Stations 28 Aug

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Landslips close West of England line

A series of landslips blocked the West of England line at Honiton Tunnel intermittently for nearly a week from 20 August.

disruption 27 Aug

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ECML stock completes ECTS dynamic testing

A significant milestone has been reached in the implementation of digital in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line.

East Coast Main Line 27 Aug

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In-cab signalling to be tested at speed on ECML

On Sunday 25 August, the first long-distance train will test newly installed in-cab signalling at high speed on the East Coast Main Line between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin.

Signalling 20 Aug

Network Rail engineers upgrade a level crossing at Wokingham in February, as part of the Feltham and Wokingham Area Resignalling project. NETWORK RAIL.

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AtkinsRéalis to overhaul signalling and telecoms across East England

Engineering giant AtkinsRéalis has secured a major contract to modernise the signalling and telecommunications infrastructure on thousands of miles of railway track in the East of England.

Signalling 20 Aug

Hackney Bridge in London redevelopment completed. NETOWRK RAIL

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Network Rail completes Hackney Bridge replacement project

Network Rail has completed the first phase of a major bridge replacement project in Hackney, East London.

Network Rail 20 Aug

ETCS signalling - the driver’s view. Lineside signalling will disappear from the ECML once the digital system is fully operational. NETWORK RAIL.

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ETCS: Digital signalling switches to mains

Ben Jones discovers how a rolling programme of renewals that will transform how our trains are controlled.

Maintenance and refurb 19 Aug

Eskmeals Viaduct, Cumbria 2024. NETWORK RAIL.

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£4.5m upgrade to protect Cumbrian coast line

Network Rail is investing £4.5m to safeguard the Cumbrian coast line by strengthening Eskmeals viaduct.

Network Rail 19 Aug

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HSTs used as NMTs set for scrap

Porterbrook has confirmed that two HST Power Cars it hired out as New Measurement Trains are due to be scrapped once reusable components have been recovered.

Porterbrook 13 Aug