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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.

News

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

Feature

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

News

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.

ECML 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

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

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

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

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

Feature

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

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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

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Network Rail helps building group open new freight yard

At a site in West London, Network Rail has been supporting a construction firm to open a new freight yard next to its existing aggregates base.

Freight 12 Aug

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Huge ‘vacuum cleaners’ cut ballast replacement time

Network Rail engineering teams are deploying industrial-sized ballast excavators on the West Coast main line on four successive weekends in August as part of track upgrades through Stoke-on-Trent.

Infrastructure 9 Aug

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Scotland’s Railway sets five priority targets for climate action

Network Rail and ScotRail, under the Scotland’s Railway partnership, have published their Climate Action Plan for 2024-2029, setting out what they intend to deliver over the next five years to help address the climate crisis and to be prepared for further action in the future.

Scotland 8 Aug

Par Signal box, Cornwall, in 2024. NETWORK RAIL

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Cornish signal box saved from demolition

The historic Par signal box in Cornwall has been saved from demolition and will be given a new life as a training facility.

Signalling 8 Aug

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Chiltern Line Banbury works completed

Upgrades to the Chiltern main line between Bicester and Leamington Spa have been completed following a five-day closure.

Infrastructure 8 Aug

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‘Hedgehog’ sleepers last longer than concrete with less carbon

Network Rail and Lankhorst Engineered Products have developed a new type of sleeper that has far less embedded carbon than existing types and is expected to have double the service life.

Innovation 30 Jul

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GCRE announces new Network Rail partnership

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has announced a major new partnership with Network Rail that aims to accelerate innovation in the UK rail industry.

GCRE 25 Jul

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Train cancellations close to worse ever, ORR report shows

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released its annual assessment of the industry, highlighting that overall performance of the network had stabilised during the last year (excluding the Wales and Western Region) however, it did warn that Network Rail had work to do on coping better with severe weather.

Office of Rail and Road 25 Jul