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September 23, 2019 | Infrastructure

Britain to test targeted sanding to improve autumn adhesion

BRITAIN’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) in partnership with Network Rail (NR) and West Midlands Trains will conduct trials in October with a new sanding technique designed to improve adhesion during the autumn leaf fall season.

August 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards five-year technical and support contracts

BRITISH network manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded contracts to Altran and Aecom to support the delivery of work within its Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) strategic plan during Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019-2024.

August 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail submits planning application for sleeper factory

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has submitted a planning application to build a sleeper manufacturing facility at Bescot in the West Midlands.

August 2, 2019 | IT

Big data culture an evolving strategy for IoT in rail

With the range of sensors and IoT solutions on the market growing exponentially, operators and infrastructure managers are gathering more data than ever. David Burroughs reports from Munich on how they are managing and using this increasing amount of data.

July 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

ORR releases final Network Rail CP5 report

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released its final annual assessment of infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for Control Period 5 (CP5), which ran from 2014 to March 2019, highlighting good results in managing its infrastructure assets and for the freight sector, but continued underperformance in the key areas of passenger train performance and efficiency.

July 17, 2019 | Telecoms

FRMCS: next-generation train radio begins to take shape

After one year of work, a UIC team has drawn up a plan to develop the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) as a successor to GSM-R. The objective is to have an FRMCS demonstrator ready in 2023 and to conduct the first national trials by the end of 2024.

July 2, 2019 | Technology

Network Rail awards drone inspection framework contract

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded drone provider Heliguy part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services (USA) framework agreement worth up to £2.6m.

July 1, 2019 | Financial

Network Rail bids to acquire part of British Steel

BRITISH network manager Network Rail (NR) has placed an indicative offer for part of British Steel, after the steel manufacturer was placed into insolvency in May when rescue talks between the British government and the company’s owner Greybull broke down.

June 27, 2019 | Signalling

Network Rail publishes digital signalling plan

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has published a long-term plan for the deployment of ETCS. The plan is a response to a request last year by the Department for Transport that future signalling renewals should be digital, or at least digital-ready beyond NR’s 2019-2026 Control Period 6 (CP6) investment plan.

June 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards signalling contracts worth £215m

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced the award of 17 multi-million-pound framework contracts to deliver minor signalling works across the country, worth an estimated £215m, for Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019 - 2021.

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