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Groceries, post and automobiles ride the rails - Britain fills 80 more freight trains per week than last year as shoppers get hungry
Mackerel in May, asparagus in autumn and figs in February - the demands of Britain’s shoppers for goods out of season, rapid delivery and specialist produce are today helping to fill 80 more freight trains per week compared to this time last year, according to new research from Network Rail. Figures show this demand has been steadily increasing over the last decade, with a 75% uplift in the volume of consumer goods travelling by train since 2005.
Coffee retailers give caffeine kick to railway retail sales
Passengers and station users spent more than £11m at coffee retailers at Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations from April to June 2015, purchasing the equivalent of 5.1 million cups of coffee. This is up more than 6% on last years’ figures and helped Network Rail achieve a 13th successive quarter of station retail growth, with all profits reinvested in the railway.
In numbers: Record-breaking track project successfully completed at Bath
The six-week project to lower and replace track in Bath and the surrounding area ready for electrification of the Great Western main line has been confirmed as the single biggest track renewals project ever undertaken by Network Rail.
Farnworth Tunnel engineers battle to overcome poor ground conditions
A complex tunnelling project to enable electric trains to run between Bolton and Manchester has been delayed, possibly until December, by exceptionally poor ground conditions.
Britain’s first ‘workshop on wheels’ set to revolutionise railway maintenance
The first of a new fleet of engineering trains which will revolutionise the way Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ carries out railway maintenance and repair work enters service this week.
Edinburgh Waverley set to reinstate cycle access for passengers
The ScotRail Alliance today announced that, following the completion of a safety assessment, cycling access is being reinstated at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Stunning time-lapse films show extent of work to prepare Bath’s railway line for electrification
Over the last six weeks, Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ has been working round-the-clock to prepare the railway line that runs through Bath and its surrounding area for the arrival of electrification and a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.
Bonnington Walk bridge in Lockleaze to be prepared for electric trains
Network Rail will be carrying out essential work to the bridge over the railway on Bonnington Walk in Lockleaze to prepare it for electrification and the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.
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