Composite footbridge under development
UK: Network Rail has become a Tier 1 member of the National Composites Centre as part of the Futura project to develop a composite footbridge based on a concept designed by Marks Barfield Architects and COWI.
East Coast Main Line northern power supply works funded
UK: As part of its £1·2bn East Coast Upgrade programme, Network Rail has awarded a £216·2m contract to the Rail Electrification Alliance for the long-awaited strengthening of the 25 kV 50 Hz traction power supplies on the northern section of the East Coast Main Line between Doncaster and Edinburgh.
Solar-powered scarecrow deployed to keep birds away from electrical equipment
UK: A solar-powered scarecrow that mimics the calls of a hawk is being used to humanely scare away birds which were damaging overhead line equipment and the pantographs of Avanti West Coast Pendolino trainsets at Alstom’s Longsight depot.
11 700 km of electrification plus battery and hydrogen trains in traction decarbonisation strategy
UK: Network Rail has published its interim Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy, setting out preliminary recommendations for meeting government ambitions to decarbonise the rail network.
Interim report sets out earthwork management plans following Stonehaven derailment
UK: Network Rail’s interim report into improving the resilience of its earthworks to extreme weather was published by the government on September 10.
Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme consultation to begin
UK: Next month Network Rail is to launch the first phase of public consultation on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement proposal to add capacity on the five lines radiating from the city.
Soham station construction contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded J Murphy & Sons Ltd the contract to build the new Soham station, which will be served by Greater Anglia’s Ipswich – Peterborough services.
Network Change notification clarifies East Coast Digital Programme scope
Plan to decarbonise Scottish passenger trains by 2035
High-definition information screen on test at London Waterloo
Architecture competition aims to shape the future of smaller stations
Network Rail opens £14m depot in Doncaster
Nine factors to consider when designing future stations
Newhaven freight revival as Marine station to close
Roof refurbishment kick starts modernisation at Bristol Temple Meads
Newcastle Central station works approved
Cambridge South station preferred location selected
East Coast Main Line digital railway funding approved
Consultation underway on revised Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme plan
Fugro awarded Network Rail Western Route track survey contract