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Severn Tunnel track renewal completed

Down line replaced in 16-day closure

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GCRE partners with Network Rail

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence and Network Rail have signed a new commercial arrangement aimed at accelerating innovation in UK rail

Tackling vegetation: an LNER Azuma has been fitted with new CCTV cameras for AI analysis of footage. Courtesy Hitachi Rail News

AI deployed to identify lineside hazards

Encroaching vegetation, embankment issues and signal sighting to benefit

The Office of Rail and Road's annual performance assessment suggests performance has stabilised - but that challenges remain. Courtesy ORR News

Performance stable – climate change a risk, says ORR

Cancellations remain high, and railway struggled with severe weather

New Colas Rail tamper: No dr75017 at the Severn Valley Railway. Dan Crisp/Colas Rail News Premium

Colas receives two new tampers

Plasser & Theurer machines to work on the Western Region

Mixed traffic railway: Nos 56103/098 hauling DCRail’s 6Z82 Tyne Yard to Humberstone Road working are about to be overtaken by LNER Azuma No 800111 forming the 07.55 Inverness to King’s Cross at Raskelf on 13 May 2024. Alex Ayre News Premium

Task Force to tackle ECML timetable challenge

New approach aims to resolve pathing conflicts

FOR EV has installed charging hubs for Network Rail Scotland at Cowlairs and Irvine. Courtesy FOR EV News Premium

FOR EV charges NR Scotland

New chargepoints as NR electrifies road fleet

Performance improvements needed by NR: GWR Nos 387146/150 await departure from Paddington with the 09.51 to Cardiff on 26 May 2022. Philip Sherratt News Premium

NR Wales & Western in breach of licence, says ORR

Poor performance on Western Route leads ORR to threaten £3m penalty

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Big ambitions, tough targets

Network Rail’s Southern Region aims to improve performance...

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VIDEO: Working together in Wales

NR and TfW developing a blueprint for the network