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Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks
Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.
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Scotland’s Railway joins Samaritans to remind public small talk is no small thing
- Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
- Pop-up events will give passengers at Glasgow Central, Haymarket, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dumfries, Lockerbie, Kirkcaldy and Stirling the chance to practice their small talk.
Network Rail joins Samaritans to remind public small talk is no small thing
- Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk
- A pop-up ‘Small Talk Salon’ will give London King’s Cross passengers the chance to practice their small talk with a trim and a chat
Digital future of signalling on the East Coast Main Line takes major step forward after section commissioning
The East Coast Digital Programme has taken a big step forward with the renewal of infrastructure successfully commissioned that now enables the Welwyn to Hitchin (W2H) ETCS overlay to be tested and proven, with engineers having worked around the clock between 17-20 February. W2H is Britain’s first instance of infrastructure commissioning towards a ‘no signals’ intercity mainline.
New leadership begins on TRU West Alliance
Pete Sollitt has started as Managing Director of TRU West Alliance, with a crucial year ahead on the route between Manchester and Leeds.
Major accessibility and safety upgrade at Horton-in-Ribblesdale station
Work is underway to make Horton-in-Ribblesdale station accessible for all.
Smoother journeys for passengers at Manchester Oxford Road station
Network Rail is investing £2.7m to upgrade Manchester Oxford Road station, giving passengers a smoother experience as they travel through the city centre.
Weekend engineering work to affect CrossCountry services
Passengers are being advised about changes to weekend trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway while major HS2 work takes place in the Nechells area of Birmingham.
Network Rail is supporting HS2 engineers to move a new 84-metre-long, 1,600 tonne road bridge into position on Aston Church Road.
Advance notice to passengers about Bolton station lift work
Passengers are being advised about work next month to replace the lifts at Bolton station.
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