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Network Rail invites £1bn private sector investment in telecoms infrastructure to upgrade rail network for passengers
- Private sector companies invited to invest in Britain’s rail telecoms network in return for the right to commercialise spare capacity
- Deal – which could save Network Rail up to £1bn – would enable increased reliability and train performance, improve safety for passengers and frontline workers, and make a meaningful contribution to boosting connectivity for passengers
- Proposal supports wider Government objectives to boost connectivity capability in rural areas
Passengers urged to plan ahead as Network Rail carries out £80m railway upgrades over Early May Bank Holiday
- Network Rail carrying out 620 upgrade projects worth £80m to improve railway for passengers
- People should continue to follow Government guidance around the use of public transport and minimise the number of journeys they make where possible
- Those looking to travel by train over the Early May Bank Holiday are urged to plan their journeys in advance and travel at quieter times
Network Rail appoints two non-executive directors
Network Rail has appointed Ismail Amla and Stephen Duckworth OBE as non-executive directors to its Board, effective from 1 April 2021.
Pedalling to disaster – Network Rail issues a safety warning to cyclists after near misses at level crossings
- New video shows cyclists ignoring red warning lights at level crossings
- Trains forced to make emergency stops, missing cyclists by seconds
- A quarter of level crossing misuse by cyclists recorded this year were near misses
World-class experts help Network Rail tackle challenge of extreme weather resilience
- Detailed reports from taskforces led by renowned specialists Lord Robert Mair and Dame Julia Slingo, commissioned by Network Rail following the Stonehaven tragedy, published today.
- Reviews offer independent assessment of current practice and expert guidance on how to improve railway safety and performance as climate changes.
- Presented to the Transport Secretary as part of a wide-ranging report on network resilience.
Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning
New data reveals shocking 40% increase in youth trespass incidents after public emerged from first national lockdown
- Shocking stats1 reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents across the rail network
- TV personality Nadia Sawalha joins Network Rail and British Transport Police in urging parents to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
- New safety film - Parallel Lines - launched and will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive
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