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Network Rail to undertake tender exercise to appoint new legal panel from 1 April 2019
The infrastructure company, which owns, manages and develops Britain’s railway, currently uses a panel of four full-service law firms and a couple of specialist firms across its national portfolio of work. The legal team of 26 lawyers, led by group general counsel, Stuart Kelly, will be running a procurement exercise for the new panel which will begin in April 2019.
Network Rail reveals significant investment, more services and fewer delays in its five-year plan
- Continued significant investment in five-year period from 2019 with record expenditure of up to £47bn
- Big increase (25%) in funding to reduce delays and improve infrastructure reliability
- Around 1,000 extra services per day by 2021
- The plan ushers in the railway’s digital age
En Vogue – fashion and luxury brands set to open at London Bridge
- Ted Baker, Mac, Cath Kidston, Hamleys, Rituals, and The Body Shop all to open soon
- New retail offer forms part of £1billion redevelopment of the station
- London Bridge will have more retail units than any other Network Rail station
Network Rail makes a splash with free drinking water at stations
- Network Rail to trial drinking water facilities at London Charing Cross
London Bridge goes digital as free Wi-Fi arrives at the station
- London Bridge becomes second Network Rail managed station to offer free Wi-Fi to station users, after Euston
- Free Wi-Fi aims to enhance the experience of station users and help create stations that are destinations in their own right
- Service includes travel updates, free downloadable magazines, movie trailers, a kids zone, and a section on retail offers
Mark Carne to retire from Network Rail
Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail, has advised the Board that he has decided to retire from the company later this year. The timing of his announcement ensures that a new chief executive will be established in the role before the start of the next five year regulatory control period which begins in April 2019.
Carillion's smaller rail suppliers to be paid arrears
Around 300 of Carillion Construction Ltd's smaller rail suppliers are to be paid the arrears they are owed following a further agreement between the Official Receiver's special manager, PwC, and Network Rail.
King’s Cross station transformation receives two honours at London Planning Awards
- Station awarded “Best Project Five Years On” and “Mayors Award for Planning Excellence” at London Planning Awards
- The Grade I listed historic transport hub was transformed to meet the needs of modern Britain
- £2.2bn of private investment attracted since station opened
- 67 acres of brown-field land transformed into offices, retail and 2,000 homes
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