Bids invited for new £100m station improvement fund
18 April 2011 | By Network Rail
Stations of any size could benefit from a new £100m station improvement fund launched by Network Rail and the ATOC today...
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Morgan Sindall ETI team scoops £2 million contract win
12 April 2011 | By Morgan Sindall plc
Morgan Sindall plc’s ETI team has been awarded a new £2 million contract from Network Rail...
Cardiff and Valley Railway poised for the next frontier
12 April 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has unveiled a £200m plan to boost the rail capacity of the Cardiff and Valley area by 2015...
Rail plan signals progress on Salisbury – Exeter
6 April 2011 | By Network Rail
A major plan to modernise the signalling infrastructure on the Salisbury - Exeter line has been unveiled by Network Rail...
Completed rail freight upgrade boost for Britain
4 April 2011 | By Network Rail
Bigger freight trains have started full operations between Southampton & the West Midlands following completion of a multi-million pound rail upgrade...
Faster trains and more services for York Station – with minimal travel disruption
1 April 2011 | By Network Rail
Rail passengers in York will have faster and easier journeys after a new track layout is installed at the south end of the station...
Tunnel and Viaduct work ‘storming ahead’
31 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Work on Lindal Tunnel and Arnside Viaduct is making good progress according to Network Rail, in spite of some stormy weather...
Plans to roll out electrification gather pace
29 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Plans to electrify major routes are gathering pace as Network Rail issues a tender for machinery and plant to install overhead power lines quickly & efficiently...
Property deal nets £2M+ for Cambridge station improvements
28 March 2011 | By Network Rail
The first slice of a multi-million pound cash injection to improve Cambridge railway station has been handed to Network Rail...
Network Rail awards major Crossrail design contract
23 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has awarded a major contract to Atkins Ltd to design the bulk of works planned on the north-east section of the Crossrail route...
Thameslink station platforms extended by 50% in under 48hrs
22 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Passengers at Elstree & Borehamwood station can look forward to longer trains and more seats after two of the station’s platforms were extended...
Train performance hits record high for February
17 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Train punctuality for February reached a record high of over 92% - the best February figure on record...
Southampton appoints visiting professors in railway research
8 March 2011 | By Track21
The University of Southampton announced the appointment of two new Visiting Professors, to strengthen its field of railway track research...
Manchester to Liverpool electrification work picks up speed
4 March 2011 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has been pressing ahead with 'behind the scenes' work to electrify the Manchester to Liverpool railway line since the announcement by the Department for Transport last year...
Network Rail welcomes the start of HS2 consultation
27 February 2011 | By Network Rail
David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive, said: "HS2 is a vital infrastructure project of national importance..."