Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 28 Nov - 02 Dec 2022.
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Bristol Temple Meads launches audio guide for blind and partially sighted people
Network Rail has teamed up with Bristol Sight Loss Council (BSLC) to launch a first-of-its-kind audio guide for Bristol Temple Meads station, to assist blind and partially sighted people.
Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place
30 miles of electric wires have been installed between Church Fenton and Colton Junction as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Heathrow Express appoint new Business Lead and Director
Daniel Edwards has been appointed as the new Business Lead and Director for Heathrow Express.
Extra-wide ticket barriers now open at Gatwick Airport station
Passengers with luggage at Gatwick Airport railway station will now find accessibility easier as new extra-wide ticket gate lines open as part of the station upgrade project.
Taskforce formed to deliver more reliability during adverse weather
Network Rail, Newcastle University, the Met Office and MetDesk, have teamed up on a Weather Academy pilot programme which aims to identify ways of delivering safer, more reliable train services in Britain during adverse weather.
Network Rail to carry out upgrade projects over Christmas and New Year
Network Rail says more than 95 per cent of Britain's rail network will be open over Christmas and New Year, despite planned upgrade work taking place to deliver 300 key investment projects.
Network Rail invest £7.3m to overhaul Salford’s biggest rail station
The much-needed Salford Central station improvements will provide a better travelling experience for passengers and improve train reliability across Greater Manchester.
Network Rail successfully secure embankment in Morpeth
A £13.2 million Network Rail project to stabilise an embankment near Morpeth Station on the East Coast Main Line has been successful.
Network Rail to use F1 connectivity technology for infrastructure monitoring
McLaren Applied will provide F1-derived technology to Network Rail that will help them to make informed engineering and maintenance decisions quicker.
High-definition departure boards installed at Euston station
New £1.5 million departure and arrival boards which have LIDAR cameras that can monitor passenger movements in real time are being installed at Euston station.
Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 07-11 November 2022.
HS2 Bucks rail freight train expected to take extra 300,000 truck journeys off roads
The first of approximately 1,800 freight trains has arrived at HS2’s new Quainton railhead in a move designed to save carbon in construction.
Network Rail to use 800-tonne crane to lift derailed cement wagons
Drone footage has been released of a derailed freight train site in Carlisle where Network Rail are installing an 800-tonne crane to recover the wagons.
Electric wires installed to power greener trains in Greater Manchester
Electric wires have been installed between Manchester and Stalybridge as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.