Network Rail complete £1.8m programme to improve Mallaig Line
After starting work in February 2022, Network Rail have now completed a £1.8 million improvement programme on the Mallaig Line.
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After starting work in February 2022, Network Rail have now completed a £1.8 million improvement programme on the Mallaig Line.
With an extreme heatwave forecast from 17 July onwards, Network Rail will be using innovative technology to ensure passengers journeys are minimally disrupted.
Network Rail have begun work to install 10,000 tonnes of rock armour alongside a stretch of the Cambrian Line to make it more resilient and reliable.
Network Rail are using the hi-tech weather stations during hot weather to reduce rail delays and the risk of damage.
The NJ TRANSIT Board have approved two major contracts, advancing projects to restore rail service to Sussex County and create a safe haven for rail cars in severe weather events.
Mark Fielding-Smith, Client Director, Digital Rail at Atkins, explains how they have supported Network Rail’s National Aerial Survey and how this helps the infrastructure manager utilise data and take digital twin benefits to new heights.
Network Rail will invest an extra £2 million into the railway line when it reopens to further improve its resilience after recent storm damage.
Network Rail engineers are working on extensive repairs to the Cambrian line, after devastating flash flooding caused by the storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin.
Network Rail is trialling a tilt metre monitoring system to warn of earth movements, allowing them to better manage risks to passengers.
The construction of a new sea wall, attempting to prevent further damage on the South Devon coastline, is progressing well and having a positive effect on the local community of Dawlish and their railway.
Network Rail has released a report which outlines the challenges posed by climate change to Britain’s railway and the measures required to improve resilience.
Work on a four kilometre section of the West Coast Main Line has been completed to prevent tracks from flooding and make future journeys more reliable.
To combat low adhesion hazards such as leaves on rail lines, engineers and researchers have partnered to develop an on-board train system that will instantly detect issues and hazard hot spots.
Network Rail has installed 60 new sustainably powered weather stations, to upkeep passenger and freight movement and safety throughout extreme weather events.
Onrail has signed a long-term full-service agreement to lease two EuroDual locomotives from European Loc Pool, as the Norwegian rail freight operator continues to modernise its hybrid fleet.