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Images: Network Rail to upgrade track in 175-year-old Staffordshire tunnel
Network Rail are investing £2 million in a reliability upgrade for track in a 175-year-old Staffordshire tunnel.
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Network Rail own, operate and develop Britain’s railway infrastructure; that’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. Network Rail also runs 20 of Britain’s largest stations. Here follows our content related to Network Rail.
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Network Rail helps Ukraine rebuild
Network Rail have supplied eight railway bridges and 30 bridge support tower and tunnel repair systems to support rail colleagues in Ukraine.
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Network Rail announces alliance partners for Southern Integrated Delivery portfolio 2024-2034
Network Rail have announced the four alliance partners who will form the Southern Integrated Delivery 2024-2034.
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Midlands Rail Hub would cut 29.3m miles travelled by car per year
New research has shown that a rail enhancement project in Britain, the Midlands Rail Hub, would lead to 30 million more miles being travelled by passengers on the region’s trains each year.
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Fast-charging battery trial to resume after GWR agrees to purchase Vivarail assets
Great Western Railway has completed the purchase of a number of assets from Vivarail relating to the development of high-performance battery and FastCharge technology.
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Images: Another step forward for East Coast Digital Programme
Network Rail have released new images showing crucial work on the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme.
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Images: Durham station’s brand-new tracks offer reliability boost for passengers
A £6 million investment to deliver more reliable journeys for passengers travelling along the East Coast Main Line through Durham station has been completed.
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Multi-million-pound upgrade of historic UK railway viaduct begins
Network Rail is carrying out major refurbishment work on the 170-year-old Chepstow Viaduct as part of a wider package of work to secure the future of the Severn Estuary line.
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RIA Scotland welcomes the publication of rail funding for CP7 (April 2024 to March 2029)
After previously being delayed, the publication of rail funding for Control Period 7 (April 2024 to March 2029) has been welcomed by RIA Scotland.
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More East Coast Digital Programme work planned in February
Further engineering work is taking place in North London over February to help deliver the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Elizabeth line welcomes over 100 million passenger journeys since opening
Data from Transport for London has revealed that more customers than expected have taken advantage of the Elizabeth line since its opening in May 2022.
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Global Railway Review’s key rail industry trends in 2023
Following a turbulent few years for the rail industry, Global Railway Review looks ahead to some of the top industry trends to keep an eye on in 2023.
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GTR solar panels generated 236,387kWh of energy in 2022
Govia Thameslink Railway’s network of solar panels across Denmark Hill and Streatham Hill generated 236,387kWh of energy in 2022.
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‘First-of-its-kind’ rail footbridge opens to improve level crossing safety
Opened in the UK, the eye-catching level crossing structure known as a ‘FLOW’ bridge, is equipped with a real-time structural health monitoring system which records how it performs, allowing future improvements to the design and more efficient maintenance.
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Reliability upgrade set for track between Scarborough and Hull
Network Rail are upgrading three miles of railway tracks between Scarborough and Hull as part of a £3.2m investment to improve reliability.