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Rail investment in South East soars as Network Rail publishes its full year results
Almost £1.2bn was invested in the railway connecting Kent and Sussex with London last year, Network Rail revealed today in its full year results for the 2013/14 financial year.
Network Rail apprentices victorious in battle with the armed forces
Who’s tougher - the RAF, the Royal Navy or Network Rail’s apprentices? In fact, it’s the latter. So proved our apprentices in the annual Junior Leaders Field Gun Competition, held at HMS Collingwood in Gosport, Hampshire on 6 June.
Passengers advised of changes to train services as railway investment in the north west continues
Passengers are being urged to plan their journeys if travelling in or out of Liverpool via St Helens Junction or St Helens Central in July as investment in the network may affect their travel.
Network Rail Consulting wins contract to help boost capacity and performance in Sydney, Australia
Network Rail Consulting has been appointed by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) to provide systems integration services as part of a major upgrade of Sydney’s rail network.
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Passengers encouraged to know their alternative routes into London this August as London Bridge station rebuilding continues
Passengers on board the 10.20 Southern service to London Bridge station got a big surprise this morning as some unusual passengers tried a new route to work.
Retail sales and footfall numbers increase at Manchester Piccadilly station
New technology used at Manchester Piccadilly station has revealed millions of people a year are visiting the station to shop, eat and drink in addition to those who travel by rail.
Retail spend at railway stations soars above high street - new technology reveals footfall by non-rail users
New sensor technology at Britain's biggest and busiest stations has revealed tens of millions of people a year are visiting them to shop, eat and drink, in addition to those who travel by rail. The new data coincides with Network Rail's latest quarterly retail sales figures, showing a healthy 5.6% growth in like-for-like sales from January to March 2014, well above reported high street growth of 0.5%1 during the same period. On an annualised basis, Network Rail station retailers reported like-for-like sales growth of 6.1% while high street sales reached just 0.75%2.
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