Network Rail news – Page 11
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail seeks smarter approach to external disruption
UK: Network Rail is considering appointing a system integrator which would work with its operational teams to develop an improved whole system approach to predicting, preventing and managing external disruption such as trespass, vandalism, suicide and staff assaults. This would include developing a target operating model ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail commits to facilitating competition in the signalling market
UK: Network Rail has responded to the recommendations in the Office of Rail & Road’s study into ways of increasing the number of suppliers in the signalling market in order to reduce costs and improve performance, efficiency and innovation. The study, published by ORR last November, ...
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Rail Business UKRMT ballots for ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’
UK: More than 40 000 staff at Network Rail and train operating companies are to be balloted for strike action in what the RMT union calls ’potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history’. RMT said Network Rail intends to cut at least 2 500 safety ...
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Rail Business UKDecisions needed soon on major timetable recasts
UK: Crucial decisions need to be taken soon to ensure that major recasts of the East Coast and West Coast main line timetables can be delivered, the Office of Rail & Road has warned.
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Rail Business UKAlstom awarded London Victoria Area Re-signalling Programme Phase 5 contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Alstom a £69m contract to deliver Phase 5 of the Victoria Area Re-signalling Programme, covering an area from London Victoria to Sydenham Hill, Elephant & Castle and Ravensbourne. The announcement on March 30 follows the £37m Phase ...
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Rail Business UKForth Bridge visitor experience contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded Balfour Beatty an early contractor involvement contract to assist with planning the on-bridge walkway for the proposed Forth Bridge visitor experience, with a £7m option for full design and build. In summer 2020 Network Rail began procurement ...
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Rail Business UKOxford station bridge and platform 5 contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded Kier Infrastucture a contract for works at Oxford station as part of the Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Project. Kier will take Phase 2C and 2D of the Oxford Corridor project through to GRIP Stage 5 ahead of the final funding decision ...
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Rail Business UKRail Accident Investigation Branch publishes Carmont derailment report
UK: Network Rail and its contractors come in for criticism in the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven. In its report published on March 10, RAIB focuses on the processes put in place to manage drainage at the site. ...
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Rail Business UKAlstom awarded Farncombe – Petersfield signalling contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Alstom a £49m contract for signalling and level crossing works between Farncombe and Petersfield as part of the Portsmouth Direct Upgrade project. Control of the area’s signalling will be transferred from three local signal boxes to the ...
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Rail Business UKLevenmouth Rail Link reopening works get underway
UK: Network Rail has begun construction works for the Levenmouth Rail Link scheme to reopen the 6·5 km branch from Thornton Junction to Leven which has been out of use since 2001.
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Rail Business UKEbbw Vale upgrading gets underway
UK: Preparatory work on the £70m modernisation and partial double-tracking of the Ebbw Vale line in south Wales has begun. The work will allow hourly passenger services between Ebbw Vale Town and Newport, complementing the existing service to and from Cardiff. New platforms will be built ...
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Rail Business UKOnboard track condition monitoring sensors on trial in Scotland
UK: Hitachi Rail’s Perpetuum subsidiary is working with Network Rail, Porterbrook and ScotRail to test the use of onboard digital sensors to automate the detection of track faults. The self-contained and self-powered sensors mounted in trains running in passenger service use a combination of gyroscopes and ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail tests earth movement meters in Scotland
UK: Network Rail’s Scotland route is testing surface-mounted earth movement meters at 26 sites. The tilt meters are designed to detect movement in slopes, embankments and earthworks of more than 5°, and sound an alert via the GSM-R telecoms network to inform control staff of the ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail announces further job cuts
UK: Plans to cut more than 900 management, professional and technical jobs were announced by Network Rail on February 4. Tim Shoveller, Managing Director, North West & Central Region, said ‘our railway is in a financial crisis, reliant on government handouts to keep its head above ...
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Rail Business UKConstruction of Portway P&R station gets underway
UK: Network Rail has begun construction of Portway Park & Ride station on the Bristol to Severn Beach branch, with opening planned for the summer. Preparatory works were completed in December. Much of the main construction will be carried out overnight, but services on the Severn ...
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Rail Business UKRailway resilience report outlines climate change challenges
UK: Network Rail has published its third Adaption Report, outlining the risks which climate change poses to the rail network and measures required to improve resilience. The report sets out the progress made on climate change and resilience since 2016, identifies further actions which are needed, ...
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Rail Business UKAutism-friendly guide to travelling by train
UK: Network Rail has worked with the National Autistic Society to produce an online guide help autistic people travel by train independently and with confidence. The guide shows the sights and sounds passengers could experience during every stage of a journey, from purchasing tickets, to getting ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail aims to increase the number of disabled people it employs
UK: Network Rail is aiming to increase the number of disabled people it employs, after figures showed that less than 3% of its 44 000 staff have declared a disability or long-term health condition. ‘Around 20% of the population is disabled, and yet less than 3% ...
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Rail Business UKDormouse bridge to cross railway
UK: Network Rail is to build a bridge to enable endangered hazel dormice to cross the railway between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness. This is part of efforts by charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species to establish new hazel dormouse populations to tackle a 51% decline in their ...
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Rail Business UKORR calls on Network Rail to maintain performance improvements
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has called for Network Rail to take action to retain the service performance improvements seen during the pandemic, as passengers return to the railway. In its mid-year performance letter to Network Rail published on November 23, ORR said performance ...