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Salford Central station reopens after platform accessibility upgrades
After a five-month multi-million pound investment, Salford Central station has now reopened to provide better accessibility for passengers.
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Network Rail own, operate and develop Britain’s railway infrastructure; that’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. Network Rail also runs 20 of Britain’s largest stations. Here follows our content related to Network Rail.
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Network Rail to complete essential upgrade works in the Severn Tunnel
Network Rail are to renew the tracks in the Severn Tunnel over a ten-day period to ensure more reliable journeys for passengers.
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SWR and Network Rail to reopen 143-year-old pier to trains
South Western Railway and Network Rail have confirmed that Ryde Pier will reopen to trains after a large programme of renewal work to give it further life.
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GTR’s first Class 387/1 completes static testing of digital ETCS in-cab signalling equipment
As part of the East Coast Digital Programme, GTR’s first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has completed static testing of new digital ETCS in-cab signalling equipment.
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Q&A with Network Rail’s Simon Kendler: Diversity and inclusion in rail
Simon Kendler, National Vice-Chair for Young Rail Professionals and Regional Freight Manager for Network Rail, discusses the importance of developing diversity in the rail industry and describes how the Railtex event highlighted inclusion.
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Images: Network Rail to refurbish 130-year-old footbridge
Network Rail have begun work to fully repair and restore a 130-year-old footbridge at Beverley station in Yorkshire.
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Work continues on first section of East Coast Main Line digital signalling
Further engineering work is taking place in late June to prepare what will become the first part of the East Coast Main Line to operate with digital signalling.
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Network Rail publish £44 billion five-year plan
Network Rail’s five-year plan for the railway in England and Wales sees increased investment in tackling climate change and improving train performances.
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HS2 announce carbon cutting milestone
HS2 have moved over 10 million tonnes of material by rail, reaching a milestone in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.
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Images revealed of UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge
The ‘Beacon' bridge is the first of its kind in the UK and will give rail passengers using Garforth station a safe, step-free option for the first time.
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Images: Network Rail finish reliability upgrade on Norfolk and Suffolk rail lines
A package of works to keep trains running and improve level crossings on Norfolk and Suffolk local rail lines has been completed by Network Rail.
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VIDEO: Glasgow Central’s Platform 1 improvement project
Network Rail has released a progress video of the project, and says the 10-week, £1.2 million programme to renew track at Glasgow Central's Platform 1 is progressing well.
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Q&A with Alex Thompson, Network Rail: 175-year-old tunnel upgrade
Alex Thompson, Principle Technical Officer for Network Rail, speaks with Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, Elliot Robinson about the £2 million track upgrade in a 175-year-old Staffordshire tunnel.
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Network Rail complete Finsbury Park station work as part of Access for All scheme
Network Rail have finished upgrades which will give Finsbury Park station completely step-free access.
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Q&A with Andy Bagnall from Rail Partners: Freight expectations
In this interview, Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive of Rail Partners, discusses the recently released Freight Expectations report and details some of its key findings and the environmental advantages that rail freight possesses.
