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Network Rail are developing a prototype battery powered train
19 August 2013 | By Network Rail
This work is part of an industry study into the feasibility of using electric trains on parts of the railway which have not been electrified...
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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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Investment in a growing railway generated more than £3.2bn of work for businesses across Britain in 2012/13
8 August 2013 | By Network Rail
This investment has sustained over 90,000 full-time jobs nationwide...
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Level Crossing Safety supplement
In this Level Crossing Safety supplement: Improving on improvements; Reducing fatalities – a high priority for Lithuanian Railways; Reducing fatalities – a worldwide issue (Isabelle Fonverne, Safety and Interoperability Projects Officer, UIC)...
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HS2 benefits to extend across rail network – Network Rail study
6 August 2013 | By Network Rail
Over 100 towns and cities on Britain’s existing railway lines could benefit from quicker, more frequent journeys and better connections...
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Network Rail’s operating strategy
1 August 2013 | By Ian Chapman, Programme Manager (Change), Network Rail
Network Rail is embarking on a process that will revolutionise signalling in Britain and allow it to run more trains, more punctually and more efficiently than ever before. The company has mapped out where and how it will run the network of the future, and this has been driven by…
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Major improvement work for the West Coast Main line at Watford
30 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Major improvement work on the West Coast Main Line at Watford will get underway in 2014...
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Safeguarding the nation’s railway signalling heritage
29 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Twenty six of England's rarest and best preserved signal boxes have been given Grade II listed status...
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Groundbreaking factory train to cut years off Great Western Electrification
25 July 2013 | By Network Rail
A factory on rails will slash years off the time it will take to electrify the Great Western main line...
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Major investment for Southport-Wigan route
24 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Passengers travelling between Southport and Wigan will soon benefit from more reliable journeys...
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Network Rail announces completion of work on first phase of North West electrification
17 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Electric trains will be able to run between Manchester Airport and Scotland...
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Improving station accessibility in south east London and Kent
16 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Eight stations in south east London and Kent are to benefit from an £18.5m investment...
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Thales partners with Network Rail on ‘Project of the Year’
15 July 2013 | By Thales
Network Rail’s Intelligent Infrastructure programme has been recognised as Project of the Year in the Real IT Awards...
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Network Rail launches technical strategy for the future
8 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has published its technical strategy, outlining the research and development priorities and opportunities...
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Network Rail’s newest train takes to the rails
8 July 2013 | By Network Rail
The newest addition to Network Rail’s train fleet has left the depot for the first time on a series of test runs...
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Network Rail supply chain changes bring ballast in-house
4 July 2013 | By Network Rail
Network Rail’s National Delivery Service has announced it has brought in-house services...