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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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Temp station triumphs at Rail Awards

20 September 2010 | By Network Rail

The partnership behind the temporary station at Workington North has won the outstanding teamwork category of the National Rail Awards...

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Predicting the future for switches and crossings

17 September 2010 | By Ian Coleman & Andrew Cornish, Network Rail PhD Students (Switches and Crossings) at the Future Railway Research Centre, Imperial College London

Maintaining and renewing the thousands of switches and crossings (or ‘S&C’ and also known as railway points and/or turnouts) across Britain’s rail network is an expensive business, costing hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Gaining a better understanding of the dynamic forces that occur when a train passes over…

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Investing to build Britain’s economy

9 September 2010 | By Network Rail

Maximising economic growth and getting more ‘bang for our buck’ has to be the priority in future investment decisions, a Network Rail study shows...