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King’s Cross voted best station in the world for food and drink
King’s Cross has been voted the best railway station in the world for food and drink, and the station’s The Parcel Yard pub the best individual food and drink outlet, at an international awards ceremony celebrating the best that airports and railway stations have to offer.
£24m Doddle joint venture rolls out across UK
Doddle, the UK’s first fully dedicated, staffed, online shopping collection and returns service located in railway stations and major hubs has announced it will open in 300 new locations in the next three years, creating 3,000 jobs.
The unique £24 million company is partnering with some of the nation’s biggest retailers including ASOS and New Look, with many more to follow.
Record investment in Britain's railways as Network Rail publishes its full-year results
Almost £7bn was invested in improving and expanding Britain’s rail network over the last 12 months, Network Rail revealed today in its full-year results for the 2013/14 financial year.
Network Rail apprentices victorious in battle with the armed forces
Who’s tougher - the RAF, the Royal Navy or Network Rail’s apprentices? In fact, it’s the latter. So proved our apprentices in the annual Junior Leaders Field Gun Competition, held at HMS Collingwood in Gosport, Hampshire on 6 June.
Network Rail Consulting wins contract to help boost capacity and performance in Sydney, Australia
Network Rail Consulting has been appointed by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) to provide systems integration services as part of a major upgrade of Sydney’s rail network.
Retail spend at railway stations soars above high street - new technology reveals footfall by non-rail users
New sensor technology at Britain's biggest and busiest stations has revealed tens of millions of people a year are visiting them to shop, eat and drink, in addition to those who travel by rail. The new data coincides with Network Rail's latest quarterly retail sales figures, showing a healthy 5.6% growth in like-for-like sales from January to March 2014, well above reported high street growth of 0.5%1 during the same period. On an annualised basis, Network Rail station retailers reported like-for-like sales growth of 6.1% while high street sales reached just 0.75%2.
Professional drivers targeted in new level crossing safety programme
Network Rail has launched a nationwide awareness programme targeting motorists who drive for a living.
Britain’s rail revolution quickens pace as first contracts for new ‘traffic management’ technology are awarded
Network Rail’s plans for a more affordable, higher performance railway have taken a step forward with the award of contracts for the first phase of a new nationwide traffic management system for Britain’s railways.
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