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Network Rail appoints new route managing director for Wessex
Network Rail has appointed Becky Lumlock as route managing director for Wessex, one of the busiest routes on the rail network which includes Britain’s busiest railway station, Waterloo, and the major commuter area to the south and west of London.
Warning to parents as railway trespass doubles over the summer holidays
Alarming new figures from Network Rail reveal that children are twice as likely to trespass on the tracks over the summer months, compared with winter¹.
Network Rail Consulting appoints Jason Wassermann to lead Middle East operations
Network Rail Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure – has appointed Jason Wassermann as its new regional director for the Middle East.
Comedian Francesca Martinez challenges rail industry’s disability ‘bolt-on’ culture
- 'Wobbly' comedian, Francesca Martinez, launches Network Rail campaign to improve journeys for disabled passengers, Spaces and Places for Everyone
- A quarter of disabled passengers say they worry about their journeys when travelling by train (24%)
- Two-thirds of disabled people would feel confident using the rail network independently (63%)
- Network Rail chief promises to challenge rail industry’s accessibility 'bolt-on culture'
- Francesca Martinez interviews Network Rail chief executive
£23m landslip repair set to reopen Settle-Carlisle railway line in March 2017
Repairs to a 500,000-tonne landslip in Cumbria will see the iconic Settle to Carlisle railway line fully reopen to trains by the end of March 2017, Network Rail announced today (7 July).
Scotland's railway enhancement programme
Commenting on today’s publication of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) Network Rail Monitor Scotland, Phil Verster, Managing Director of Network Rail Scotland and of the ScotRail Alliance said:
VIDEO: Adult and child in near-miss with train
Network Rail has issued an urgent safety warning after an adult and child ran in front of a train travelling at up to 80mph yesterday (Sunday, 3 July).
Customers and delivery at the centre of Network Rail's year
More rail journeys happened last year than at any time in railway history, Network Rail’s annual report reveals today, enabling economic growth, job creation and housebuilding. The report details how the company is responding in terms of a greater focus on customers, an uncompromising focus on safety, a focus on economies and the delivery on time and budget of significant enhancements across the railway network.
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