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Network Rail awards Siemens Mobility huge GSM-R upgrade contract
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €36 million contract by Network Rail to upgrade the GSM-R cab radios of the entire Great Britain rolling stock fleet.
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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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Did you know helium balloons cause train delays daily across the UK?
Network Rail recorded 619 balloon-related incidents – nearly two a day – across England, Scotland and Wales in the past year.
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Delivering change to strengthen the UK rail sector: Leaders’ Debate 2019
The way the UK runs its railway is often at the centre of high-profile discussions. Some recent operational challenges have led to criticism of the system and a review of the sector. Despite this, there are ambitious plans to ensure the rail system continues to benefit passengers and support freight.…
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Network Rail to improve safety at more level crossings
As part of a £60.4 million project to increase capacity, four level crossings on the UK’s Felixstowe branch line will be upgraded to make crossing the railway safer.
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Eliminating risk and creating a safer railway in Great Britain
Level crossing safety in Great Britain continues to be one of Network Rail’s key priorities. Since 2009 the infrastructure manager has invested more than £200 million in improving the safety of level crossings and this investment to date has generated over 1,100 level crossing closures and countless safety enhancements across…
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Level Crossing Safety In-Depth Focus 2019
Collisions at level crossings between trains and road vehicles is a global issue and industry safety statistics are showing that more needs to be done to reduce risk. Cooperation is important; the railway industry, human behaviour specialists and road infrastructure/safety authorities must work together to raise awareness of the dangers…
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Network Rail’s action plan is approved by Office of Rail and Road
Network Rail describes a number of new actions it will take to identify and address the underlying issues impacting train performance.
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Network Rail’s multi-billion pound investment will be passenger-centric
The plans show how the company will spend over £42 billion to increase reliability and improve performance over the next five years.
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ORR introduces new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account
The new policy allows ORR to target those areas that have the most serious impact and detriment to passengers, freight customers and funders.
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Britain’s railway to use new punctuality measures to help improve performance
From April 2019 and as part of an ongoing plan to improve performance and reduce delays, Britain’s train operators and Network Rail will publish new measures of train punctuality.
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Scottish freight community plans to boost freight across the network
Transport Scotland called on Network Rail to grow rail freight over the next control period, and so a growth programme has been created.
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LNER announces new Azuma trains will enter service in May
The first Azuma train will run on the London - Leeds route, with further trains being phased into service on the rest of the route over the coming months.
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Network Rail announces preferred bidders for final track work contracts
The latest contract award covers work in London North West, London North East and East Midlands routes.
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New report says rail electrification can be 33-50 per cent cheaper
RIA’s Electrification Cost Challenge report contains examples from both the UK and internationally to show how the cost of electrification has already reduced.
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London Waterloo issues staff with mobile technology to advise passengers
Britain’s busiest railway station puts passengers first with better, real-time travel advice and new uniforms for staff.