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More apprentices needed to join railway revolution
Network Rail is on the hunt for more than 220 apprentices to join its ranks and help deliver a multi-billion pound programme of work to renew and maintain one of the most intensely used networks in Europe while boosting capacity and improving performance.
Safety boost as Network Rail reaches target of closing 750 level crossings
The closure of a level crossing on the East Coast Main Line in Cambridgeshire means Network Rail has now reached its target, set in 2010, of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings – 750 in total – by April 2014, contributing to a reduction in the overall risk level crossings pose to the network by 25%.
Network Rail starts search for new project and construction director
Network Rail today starts its search for a new director to lead one of the biggest project and construction portfolios in the country following the announcement that the company's managing director of infrastructure projects, Simon Kirby, is to join HS2 Ltd as CEO for the project's construction phase.
National train performance for period 10 is heavily impacted by extreme weather
A succession of tumultuous storms tested the rail industry’s resilience during a very difficult period 10.
Network Rail public members publish first 'annual report'
Network Rail's 43 public members today published their first 'annual report' summarising their activities over the last year and outlining how the membership have held the company and its board to account.
Record-breaking festive rail investment programme delivers bigger, better railway
A record-breaking programme of upgrades to Britain’s rail network was successfully completed over the Christmas and New Year period, providing new tracks, new and longer platforms, new lifts and footbridges at stations, upgraded signalling equipment and electrification equipment to allow cleaner, faster electric trains to run.
Rail passengers advised to check before travelling on Monday as severe weather approaches
Passengers planning to travel by rail on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 December are being advised to check with their train operator before travelling, as gale-force winds and heavy rain will mean changes to some scheduled services.
Network Rail responds to ONS reclassification announcement
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today announced a statistical change to its classification of Network Rail as a result of changes in European accounting guidelines.
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