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£30,000 reward to catch Midlands lineside arsonist

A £30,000 reward is being offered to help catch an arsonist who started two lineside fires at Canley (between Coventry and Birmingham).

24 Nov

Colas Rail 37421 on a Network Rail test train near Northampton. PETER FOSTER.

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Network Rail accused of “severe planning and budget failures”

“Passengers and the public are paying a heavy price” for failings, says PAC chairman

20 Nov

Chiltern Railways 68014 stands at Oxford Parkway on October 25, with the 1035 from, London Marylebone, which was the first Class 68 passenger working to the new station. This is part of the first phase of EastWest and there are concerns the rest of the project could be up to seven years late. JAMES KEITH.

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East West Rail lobbies hard for speedy progress

East West Rail Consortium has lobbies Government stressing the project’s economic benefits as fears of up to SEVEN YEARS delay to project mount

19 Nov

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Crossrail surface works reach halfway point

Network Rail announced today (November 18) that it is halfway through the delivery of the £2.3bn programme to improve the existing railway for Crossrail.

18 Nov

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Cranbrook to open this December

The new station at Cranbrook, east of Exeter, on the Salisbury line, is now set to open with the timetable change on December 14.

17 Nov

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Mixed responses on Shaw report

Labour has slammed the Shaw Review’s scoping document, with Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood promising to oppose any privatisation of Network Rail.

16 Nov

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Network Rail opens Rugby ROC

The £22 million Rugby Rail Operating Centre (ROC) was officially opened on November 11 by Michael Stokes, the leader of Rugby Borough Council.

16 Nov

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First wires erected on Great Western

Network Rail has installed the first mile of overhead wires on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).

16 Nov

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NR appoints McIntosh as London North Eastern RMD

Rob McIntosh is Network Rail’s new Route Managing Director for London North Eastern and East Midlands, and will begin work in January.

13 Nov

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Network Rail strengthens ties with European freight group

Network Rail has joined the board of the RFC North Sea-Med management, making it easier to operate trains across the continent.

13 Nov

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Shaw Report: “Genuine consensus” on industry concerns

Nicola Shaw releases scoping report for review into Network Rail’s structure and finance

12 Nov

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Carne opposes five-year funding cycle for big projects

NR's Mark Carne told the PAC “there is no doubt at all in my view” that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.

11 Nov

Network Rail 97302 and 97301 at Derby on June 26. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Network Rail plans to divide into eight units

Network Rail is planning to divide itself into eight units based on its current routes, in order to benchmark its performance.

11 Nov

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Great Western electrification could be TWO years late

Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.

11 Nov

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Level crossing improvements

Network Rail began upgrading three level crossings on November 16, as part of a wider plan to resignal the Nottingham to Newark Castle and Grantham lines.

10 Nov

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Smartphones transforming rail maintenance, says NR

Network Rail says widespread use of smartphone and tablet technology is transforming railway maintenance

9 Nov

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Smartphones transforming rail maintenance, says NR

Network Rail says widespread use of smartphone and tablet technology is transforming railway maintenance.

9 Nov

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Network Rail outlines devolution plans

Network Rail to restructure as part of long-term aspirations to devolve greater responsibilities to its eight operating routes from the first quarter of 2016.

5 Nov