Network Rail launches Platform4 to regenerate railway land
UK: Network Rail had officially launched Platform4, a brownfield property development company created though the merger of its Property Development business with government-owned London & Continental Railways.
RSSB updates cross-industry Train Protection Strategy
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has updated its Train Protection Strategy, which is designed to help train operators and infrastructure managers understand and mitigate the risks of signals passed at danger and overspeeding.
Beaulieu Park station opens to support Chelmsford housing development
UK: The £175m Beaulieu Park station on the Great Eastern Main Line has opened to support the Chelmsford Garden Community development of more than 10 000 new homes.
Infrastructure: Scour monitoring helps to bridge the gap
Field trials are currently under way with an AI-assisted real-time monitoring system able to detect the emergence of scour that could undermine the safety of railway bridges over flowing water.
Network Rail launches weather learning programme for rail staff
UK: Network Rail and the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators have launched a weather learning programme, which is to strengthen meteorological knowledge among operational and other staff to enable more confident and informed decision-making during adverse weather conditions.
National rail clock design with circulating split double arrow launched
UK: The first national railway clock design since British Rail’s 1974 design manual has been unveiled in physical and digital forms.
Railway emergency response training centre opens
UK: The Birmingham Rail Resilience Hub has been created by Network Rail to provide emergency response training for the railway industry and the emergency services.
Integrated rail leadership shows early promise
Network Rail and Loram launch track machine ETCS working group
Richmond’s 1937 Art Deco station restored
Network Rail details changes to spending in first year of CP7
Network Rail to improve flooding and coastal risk management planning
Midlands Rail Hub alliance partners selected
Live trial suggests Virtual Worksite Marker Boards could save the rail industry £23m per year
First covered version of Network Rail’s Beacon footbridge installed
Huddersfield station to close for 30-day Transpennine Route Upgrade blockade
Accelerating research into the effects of weather on rail infrastructure
Network Rail trials passive heat exchangers to keep signalling cabinets cool in hot weather
Pioneering tunnel strengthening technique could reduce costs
Low-carbon track renewals trial project cuts emissions by 42%