Earlier boarding trial aims to improve London Euston passenger experience
UK: Earlier boarding of Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services from London Euston station is being trialled. This is part of an effort to improve the passenger experience by reducing the rush from the concourse which can occur when the departure platform is announced only shortly before departure.
Network Rail to be abolished under rail reforms as Haigh rejects ‘BR reboot’
UK: Great British Railways will ‘will not be British Rail Rebooted or Network Rail 2·0’, Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh has insisted as she gave an update on the rail reform programme.
Bow Goods Yard masterplan approved
UK: The London Legacy Development Corp has approved a masterplan for the regeneration of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard near Stratford as a rail freight campus and last-mile logistics hub.
East West Rail test train reaches Milton Keynes
UK: The first test train has run over the Bicester – Bletchley route which has been rebuilt as part of ‘Connection Stage One’ of the East West Rail project to reinstate a rail corridor linking Oxford and Cambridge.
ScotRail and Network Rail sign strengthened Alliance Agreement
UK: Scottish government-owned passenger train operator ScotRail and infrastructure manager Network Rail have signed a ‘strengthened’ Alliance Agreement, updating the partnership signed by former franchisee Abellio ScotRail in 2015.
First freight service launched using track access charge discount scheme
UK: Freightliner has launched a container service which it says has been made possible by a Network Rail scheme to attract freight to rail by waiving track access charges for the first six months of a new flow.
UK: Momentum builds behind East Coast Digital Programme
ETCS testing and driver training are in full swing as the crossindustry East Coast Digital Programme moves into the delivery phase. Chris Jackson reports from York.
Five-point plan to improve the passenger experience at London Euston station
Network Rail and Korea Railroad Research Institute to co-operate on infrastructure resilience
Regulator accepts Network Rail’s plan to address performance issues
Euston still has a problem
Ashley Down station opens as part of Bristol’s ‘quiet rail revolution’
Progress Rail and Network Rail sign switches and crossings contract
Track access charge waiver aims to attract new freight to rail
Network Rail looks at TOPS replacement options
Near-miss reporting guidance aims to increase level crossing safety
UK: Delivering a high-capacity rail artery across northern England
HS1 obtains asset management certification
Network Rail awards Scotland Civils Framework contracts
Cheaper, quicker and greener modular footbridge attracts worldwide interest