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Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne and Rajinder Pryor, business manager for the Digital Railway Programme at Network Rail, were both among the winners at the Women in Rail Awards on Thursday 19 April.
At the Women in Rail Awards’ first ever ceremony in London, which marked Women in Rail’s fifth anniversary, Rajinder was named Inspirational Woman of the Year and Mark received the Judges’ Special Award.
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Great Western Railway has announced an agreement to lease 19 Class 769 Flex electro-diesel multiple-units from Porterbrook Leasing.
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The first of 19 five-car AT300 electric-diesel trainsets which Angel Trains has ordered from Hitachi Rail Europe for use by TransPennine Express has set sail from Japan, the manufacturer confirmed on April 20.
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On Saturday 14 April we installed new switches and crossings north of Lea Bridge station in the Lee Valley, north London.
Switches and crossings are moveable sections of track that guide trains from one track to another and allow them to cross paths. They have an especially limited lifespan because trains cause wear and deformation when they travel across them.
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Our railway cyber systems, communications networks and corporate cyber systems need to be available 24/7.
Cyber security helps protect and monitor networks and systems, maintaining their availability and helping to keep the railway running.
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EON Reality has developed a set of 360 VR safety films for infrastructure manager Network Rail. These deliver information through a combination of story-driven scenes based on real scenarios and interviews with family members and experts.
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The first of 111 Class 720 Aventra electric multiple-units ordered by leasing company Angel Trains for use by Abellio’s Greater Anglia franchise is now nearing completion at Bombardier Transportation’s factory in Derby.
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Infrastructure manager Network Rail has submitted a planning application for the modernisation of Gatwick Airport station, which is to be undertaken in partnership with airport operator Gatwick Airport Ltd, the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and the Department for Transport.
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AN ICONIC music venue could be forced to close if it can't secure funding for vital renovations.
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A British rail operator has reset more than a million customer accounts after discovering hackers had successfully breached a small percentage of them.
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The board of UK-based rail and bus operator FirstGroup plc confirmed on April 11 that it had received a ‘preliminary and highly conditional’ indicative cash takeover proposal from US private equity firm Apollo Management IX LP.
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As an organisation at the heart of – and connecting – communities, we have a role in helping to deliver positive change.
We’re proud that our employees are supportive of charities and social initiatives through fundraising and volunteering, and we give our employees five days’ volunteer leave because we recognise its importance.
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Inclusive design delivers spaces and places for everyone.
When inclusive design is achieved in our spaces and places – such as stations and footbridges – it means everyone can benefit from our full range of services and opportunities. It:
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Software specialist 3Squared has worked with Virgin Trains East Coast to develop an app to help train drivers familiarise themselves with in-cab signalling systems.
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Customer service assistants monitor our stations to help keep the public safe.
Security checks in our stations have long been part of a customer service assistant’s role, but within the past year there has been a greater emphasis on monitoring passengers’ behaviour more closely and concentrating on ‘high risk’ areas.
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The first of 10 Alstom Class 180 Adelante inter-city diesel multiple-units to be refurbished by Arriva TrainCare under a £9m programme was unveiled by open access operator Grand Central on April 3.
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Now undergoing trials at the Velim test track in the Czech Republic is a set of Mark 5A locomotive-hauled coaches destined for inter-city services across the north of England operated by TransPennine Express.
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Repairs are underway after a landslip above a tunnel in West Yorkshire caused extensive damage.
Network Rail engineers have been assessing the damaged tunnel and railway infrastructure since the landslip between Ilkley and Leeds was reported on Tuesday 3 April, as well as making plans to clear away the 80 tonnes of fallen debris. Repairs are likely to take several days, and passengers are advised to check their journey plans before travelling.
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Team Orange worked to renew the track at Brockley over Easter.
The work took place over 52 hours during the Easter bank holiday and was necessary to reduce the risk of a future speed restriction being imposed as well as to improve the track quality.
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We do not often get to the theatre. Even less do we get to top London theatres. But when we saw a review for the Bridge Theatre's production of Julius Caesar we thought we really must see it. Booking early was vital, as was a matinée performance to avoid the need to stay overnight afterwards, and a matinée also gave time for a little while visiting our family after their working day. Checking dates with them we booked the theatre tickets and then the train to London: cheap tickets were becoming sold out for the London-bound morning trip but we were in no hurry and with a brief break at Peterborough were able to travel First Class as usual; coming back we chose the last train to connect for Stamford, the 21:00 from Kings Cross.
On the way there we had our 50-minute wait at Peterborough at coffee-break time and tried out the arrangement that Virgin Trains East Coast has with the Great Northern Hotel, giving free hot drink and cake for First Class ticket-holders. We bounded across the roadway to the hotel coffee lounge but were sent back to get vouchers from the Virgin Trains desk at the station: fair enough, I can see that they need those to reclaim the cost from the train company, but a prominent note on the advertisement telling me to collect a voucher would have been handy. Anyway, hot chocolate a cake were really great and thus fortified we returned to the platform and boarded the train to London.
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A 15,000-strong workforce completed more than 400 railway projects successfully this Easter (Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April).
The projects took place over the bank holiday weekend as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan. Work on the Bristol area signalling renewal project is ongoing as planned.
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A batch of aviation fuel tank wagons which British Airways is to lease from VTG Rail UK has been delivered to London from The Greenbrier Companies’ Wagony Świdnica factory in Poland.
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A 15,000-strong workforce will be upgrading the railway across Britain over the Easter bank holiday.
You can find out more about the £118m investment on the railway this Easter, and what we will be doing across the routes, by visiting our Easter improvement work web page.
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The National Audit Office has published an investigation into why and how the government cancelled the planned 25 kV 50 Hz electrification of the Cardiff – Swansea route, the Oxenholme – Windermere branch and the Midland Main Line north from Kettering to Nottingham and Sheffield.
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