Network Rail News
Network Rail to build new temporary station for Workington flood victims
Network Rail starts work tonight to build a temporary railway station on the north side of the River Derwent at Workington to ease the access problems the people of the town are experiencing following the floods.
Greater transparency & accountability Nwtwork Rail evolves corporate governance
Great Britain’s rail infrastructure operator, Network Rail, today announces changes in the way it is run, enhancing transparency and accountability. This follows a 16-month-long review of governance conducted by its members. Network Rail’s members act as proxy shareholders, holding the board to account.
£150M delivers a new rail era for South Wales
- Biggest investment and improvement work in the Severn Tunnel Junction area in this generation. - Rail bottleneck at Severn Tunnel Junction untangled and a disused platform brought back to passenger use. - State-of-the-art signalling technology adopted for the first time in Wales, creating jobs for the region.
South West of England to benifit from nationwide £3.5BN station investment
- £3.25bn to be invested nationwide over next five years - Passengers to have their say - More than 100 stations in the South West of England to be improved
£2.25BN to be invested in London’s train stations
Network Rail today launched the first ever piece of passenger research targeting stations, as it unveiled its plans to improve thousands of stations across the country in a five year, £3.25bn, programme of investment
Network Rail submits planning application for new national centre
Network Rail’s new national centre – which will revitalise an underused corner of central Milton Keynes and bring up to 3,000 jobs to the city – moved a step closer today with the formal submission of a planning application to Milton Keynes Council.
London to Sheffield route should be electrified says Network Rail
A plan to expand the electrified network that would increase capacity, improve journeys while reducing costs and carbon emissions was unveiled today following a year-long study by Network Rail.
Another record month for Britian’s trains
Britain’s three million daily passengers enjoyed another month of record train performance. Network Rail’s release of the latest performance results shows that 92.8% of trains arrived on time last month.
Britain’s trains maintain high levels of punctuality
The past month has seen Britain’s train service maintain its record high levels of punctuality with the release of the latest performance results which saw 93.6% of trains arrive on time.
Passengers to benefit from £21M green revolution on the Boston - Skegness line
Passengers on the Boston to Skegness line are set to benefit from a £21m injection of new track on the route. The overall project will see 32 miles of track replaced using recycled materials making the railways even greener.
£5M St Albans station upgrade gets official welcome
Network Rail and First Capital Connect have been joined by the Mayor for St Albans, local councillors and other stakeholders to mark the official opening of St Albans City Station following a £5 million upgrade.
Network Rail commits £250m to reduce passenger disruption
Passengers will reap the benefits as Network Rail continues its investment in high-tech track renewals technology. Disruption will be significantly reduced using high-output technology which can carry out track renewals quicker than conventional methods.