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Network Rail publishes its first 'health-check' of its five year funding period 2014-19
A review of Network Rail’s performance in the first six periods of the year (April to September) was published today - its first health-check.
Sales grow for tenth successive quarter as railway station retailers continue to beat the high street
Latest figures from Network Rail show that retail sales at Britain’s biggest and busiest stations have grown for the tenth quarter in a row, highlighting the changing habits of Britain’s modern consumers.
Birds' eye view of London Bridge tracks lead to national photography competition win
A striking black and white aerial image looking down onto people boarding and alighting trains at London Bridge station, which is undergoing one of Britain's biggest station redevelopments, has won the Network Rail Lines in the Landscape Award at this year’s Take a View’s Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Property deal to boost growth of rail freight in Britain
A deal to transfer ownership of many of Britain’s key rail freight sites to Network Rail has been agreed with three of the country’s biggest freight operating companies.
On track for a bright future – Network Rail increases graduate places by 45% as investment in better railway continues
Network Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by over 40%.
Network Rail lends its support to London and City Poppy Days
Volunteer collectors will be in Network Rail managed stations in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester over the coming week, helping to raise funds for the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) London and City Poppy Days.
Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition to turn Britain’s busiest railway station into art gallery
Network Rail is to transform Britain’s busiest station into a multimedia art gallery this December, as London Waterloo plays host to the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards exhibition.
Integrating HS2 into the existing rail network will add extra capacity and improve connectivity, says Network Rail
Network Rail has today welcomed the second report by Sir David Higgins on the future of high speed rail in Britain, which reinforces the strategic case for creating additional capacity on the rail network and improving connectivity across the North and the Midlands, as well as the north-south links to London.
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