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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.
21 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Rail passengers travelling in and around the Liverpool City Region (LCR) will soon benefit from £340m of rail improvements over the next three years.
17 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
On 16 March 2016, the Department for Transport published the final Shaw Report giving recommendations for the future shape and financing of Network Rail.
4 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has revealed it will be testing the market for interest in its electrical power assets in order to support the ongoing Railway Upgrade Plan.
26 February 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail prepares for one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network over the Easter period.
22 February 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
According to a report in the Independent on Sunday, Network Rail is preparing to privatise 18 of the UK’s largest stations after hiring Citigroup to look at options to reduce debt.
9 February 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has announced the appointment of Jeremy Westlake as its new chief financial officer.
2 February 2016 | By Steve Featherstone, Programme Director for Track, Network Rail
Accuracy, quality and speed; how Network Rail are using ‘high speed handbacks’ to reduce delays and save the British tax-payer money
26 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A new £40 million railway cleaning facility has opened in Cricklewood, north London, as part of the government-sponsored Thameslink Programme.
14 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
With temperatures expected to drop over the coming days and snow predicted in some parts of the UK, Network Rail prepares its orange army and winter fleet to reduce any resulting delays.
12 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
New railway engineering techniques were applied by Network Rail over the 2015 Christmas period helping to reduce delays and save money.
4 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
An invitation to tender has been issued by Network Rail for the £112 million transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station.
24 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A new report commissioned by the TUC has suggested privatising Network Rail could be bad for passenger safety and lead to higher fares.
16 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A test train has for the first time operated under control of the ETCS (European Train Control System) marking six years of development work by the Thameslink Programme.
14 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A programme designed to fit more than 60 open level crossings with barriers is now complete, improving safety and reducing the risk of a road vehicle collision with a train.
9 December 2015 | By Jerry England, Group Digital Railway Director at Network Rail
Jerry England is Group Digital Railway Director at Network Rail where he leads the rail industry programme seeking to accelerate the digital enablement of rail transport. Here he explains that to modernise the UK’s railway network, creating a national strategy for digital capacity is needed which will lead to more…
