Demand for rail travel outpaces growth in economy and employment
24 October 2014 | By Rail Delivery Group
Growth in rail travel has outpaced the strengthening economy and rising employment levels over the last six months, according to new figures...
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Regulator publishes Network Rail’s efficiency and financial assessment report
1 October 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation published its assessment of Network Rail's efficiency and financial performance from 2009-2014 (control period 4, CP4)...
Parsons Brinckerhoff awarded design contract for phase two of Network Rail’s East West Rail scheme
24 September 2014 | By Parsons Brinckerhoff
Network Rail’s East West Rail scheme has taken a step forward with the award of a design contract to global engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff...
Network Rail chooses Train Planning System TPS
23 September 2014 | By HaCon
Network Rail, who owns and operates Great Britain's railway infrastructure, has extended the long-term partnership with HaCon to use their Train Planning System TPS for the coming five years...
Biggest railway control centre in the country opens in York
17 September 2014 | By Network Rail
Millions of passengers who use train services between London King’s Cross and the Scottish border are set to benefit from the opening of the biggest railway control centre in the country...
Swindon-Kemble line upgrade complete
28 August 2014 | By Network Rail
The £45m project to upgrade the line between Swindon and Kemble was successfully completed over the August bank holiday weekend...
Balfour Beatty hands over main viaduct structure at Reading
28 August 2014 | By Balfour Beatty
The Balfour Beatty project team has handed over the main viaduct structure at Reading to Network Rail and Carillion, ready for track installation...
Balfour Beatty awarded £8m enhancement works at Euston Station
18 August 2014 | By Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded work to design and implement £8 million of enhancements to Euston Station, London for Network Rail...
Green light for Crossrail improvements at Ealing Broadway station
14 August 2014 | By Crossrail
Proposals for an overhaul of Ealing Broadway station as part of Crossrail upgrades were approved by Ealing Council’s Planning Committee...
‘Manage increases in rail traffic safely’, warns rail regulator
22 July 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation’s annual safety report published warns the industry of safety challenges in managing record levels of rail traffic and calls for better infrastructure management...
Plans unveiled to boost wifi on trains
7 July 2014 | By Department for Transport
Passengers on commuter trains across England and Wales are set to benefit from radically improved mobile broadband access under new government plans...
Regulator reports on Network Rail’s performance between 2009 and 2014
7 July 2014 | By The Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation has concluded its assessment of Network Rail’s performance against funded obligations between 2009 and 2014...
Major package of rail improvements for Cornwall
3 July 2014 | By The Department for Transport
Cornwall will benefit from a multi-million pound package of rail improvements that will lift the local economy, create new jobs and provide faster train journeys, the Prime Minister announced...
Transport Secretary tours East Coast Main Line
26 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin toured the East Coast Main Line to see how more than £130m of rail improvements are being used to boost capacity and provide better journeys for passengers...
Big opportunities ahead for UK rail supply chain
23 June 2014 | By Department for Transport
Rail industry suppliers are set to benefit from government investment to help them win new business, create jobs and generate economic growth, ministers have announced...
