Network Rail News Page 27
Network Rail: Paisley Canal electrification works set to begin
Construction work is about to begin on the £12m project to fully electrify the railway line between Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central.
Network Rail: Pallasades rebrands to Grand Central Birmingham
The Pallasades Shopping Centre is being completely transformed and will be rebranded as Grand Central Birmingham when it opens in Autumn 2014, anchored by John Lewis’s full line department store.
Network Rail: Temporary bridge replaces Branston Crossing
Network Rail has submitted planning consent for a temporary bridge at the site of Warren Lane crossing in Branston.
New traffic management system signals more efficient railway for Britain
Network Rail’s plans for a more affordable, higher performance railway have taken a step forward with the award of contracts to design and develop a new nationwide traffic management system for Britain’s rail network.
Network Rail: Ansford bridge strengthening - An apology
Network Rail is apologising in advance to local residents, businesses and passengers who use Castle Cary Railway Station in Somerset.
Network Rail: Young Western route apprentices are welcomed aboard
Network Rail has welcomed aboard 26 young apprentices to the Western route to begin their three-year apprenticeship programme.
Network Rails flying app means faster emergency response
A smartphone application developed by Network Rail has linked its helicopters to emergency services and track crews to improve its ability to deal with incidents on the railway.
Young Welsh apprentices are welcomed aboard
Network Rail welcomes aboard 17 young apprentices to the Wales route to commence their three-year apprenticeship programme.
Network Rail: Rail electrification work sparks new car park
A hospice close to Eccleston Park railway station has benefitted from a multi-million pound project to electrify railway lines in the North West.
Improved access at Swanley Station in time for Paralympic games
New lifts which will improve access at a station close to a Paralympic Games venue in Kent have been opened to the public.
Network Rail: New Princes Street access gives Waverley a lift
A unique, new lift access to Edinburgh’s Waverley station was officially opened 14 August, providing step-free access from Princes Street into the station for the first time in Waverley’s history.
Prof Green promotes “lose your headphones not your life’
Music artist Professor Green is encouraging people to stop listening to his music. Why? He’s teamed up with Network Rail for its latest safety campaign asking people to remove their headphones at level crossings so they aren’t distracted from warnings about approaching trains.