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Network Rail refurbishes snow ploughs to help improve winter operations
To help keep Britain’s railway infrastructure running in winter weather, Network Rail will be refurbishing its snow ploughs for the first time in 20 years.
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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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Putting passengers first is at the heart of Network Rail’s future changes
Network Rail has announced it intends to make changes to how it operates in the future, with a more customer-focused, service-driven approach that will aim to put passengers first.
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PLPR-equipped trains help to almost double track maintenance capacity
As well as benefitting passengers, PLPR provides a safer method of track inspection by reducing unnecessary track visits and helping to get boots off the ballast.
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ORR publishes annual report on rail funding and expenditure data
During 2017-18, operators saw their costs increase for staff (0.9 per cent), rolling stock (5.5 per cent) and other operating costs such as access charges (1.4 per cent).
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Colas Rail awarded rail grinding contract by Network Rail
Operating and maintaining six rail grinding machines, Colas Rail will deliver almost 1,400 operational shifts a year, in a 24/7 operation.
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Preferred bidders for next generation of rail system contracts in UK are announced
Network Rail have announced the preferred bidders to deliver what is required to make the rail system work, including track, points, overhead lines and signalling.
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Network Rail employs first head of apprenticeships to improve access to rail careers
Apprenticeships are central to Network Rail’s skills development strategy and the company is a supporter of reforms to make them more flexible.
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A new standards challenge process will be developed by RIA and TfL
The aim of the process is to develop innovations in the industry, with the potential to reduce costs for the benefit of passengers, freight users and taxpayers.
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Corby station’s platform extension will benefit London-bound passengers
On Monday 4 February 2019, Network Rail will begin work to extend the platform at Corby station, part of a wider programme of enhancements on the Midland Main Line. The work will take place at the southern end of the platform so that passengers or station users will not be…
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UK station’s retail sales grew by 2.3 per cent over 2018’s Christmas period
Network Rail’s recent figures point to a continued trend in convenience shopping, with increasing numbers using stations for a variety of products.
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Network Rail and train operating companies plan for harsh winter weather
Network Rail’s fleet of snow-and-ice-busting trains will travel the equivalent of six times around the world in the south east, anti-icing the rails to keep passengers moving.
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Could data be the rail sector’s most valuable asset?
In an interview with Global Railway Review, Matt Miller, Transportation Industry Principal at OSIsoft, LLC – a leading global supplier of application software for operational data management – explains that the analysis and use of data is the rail sector’s most valuable asset as it moves forward to meet continued…
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Multi-billion-pound contracts awarded to work on Britain’s busiest routes
Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to £7 billion for Control Period 6 (2019-2024).
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Electric train passes through Bolton for the first time
This marks a milestone in the Great North Rail Project, the rail industry’s joint programme to transform train travel for customers through track and train upgrades.
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Consultation confirms support for new rail link to Heathrow from the West
Following a public consultation, 72 per cent of respondents support the potential new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport.
