Research aims to reduce electrification costs
UK: Research to improve the reliability of current and future electrification schemes has been undertaken by engineers from Sheffield University, supported by supplier Furrer+Frey and Network Rail.
Severn Tunnel emergency vehicle handed over
UK: Network Rail has developed and funded two dedicated Mitsubishi Canter road-rail vehicles which firefighters and ambulance crews in England and Wales will be able use to reach emergencies in the Severn Tunnel.
Network Rail sets climate change targets
UK: Following on from its recently published long-term environmental sustainability strategy, Network Rail has committed to independently-verified Science-Based Targets to help in the process of climate change mitigation.
Aberdeen – Dundee line to reopen on November 3
UK: The line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on November 3, after the completion of work to repair the railway following the derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12.
Network Rail signs ‘landmark’ wagon leasing contract
UK: Greenbrier Europe is to build 570 wagons which infrastructure Network Rail will lease from Wascosa under a 10-year deal which includes maintenance by GB Railfreight.
Network Rail publishes Environmental Sustainability Strategy
UK: Network Rail has published an Environmental Sustainability Strategy which it describes as its ‘most ambitious and forward-looking’ to date, and a key part of its ambition to position rail as ‘the cleanest, greenest form of mass transport’.
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
Solar-powered scarecrow deployed to keep birds away from electrical equipment
11 700 km of electrification plus battery and hydrogen trains in traction decarbonisation strategy
Interim report sets out earthwork management plans following Stonehaven derailment
Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme consultation to begin
Soham station construction contract awarded
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