Railway operators and track managers join forces in infrastructure measuring
Railway infrastructure monitoring becomes more and more sophisticated. Infrastructure managers analyse not only the conditions of the rails but also the trains running on it. Sometimes, infrastructure managers know more about the rolling stock of...Read more
Construction extra line Felixstowe branch to commence
Network Rail engineers have installed 2,300 sleepers along with ballast, the stones that form the track bed, in preparation of the construction of an additional line on the Felixstowe branch, the vital railway line connecting...Read more
Network Rail wants European Commission to block Siemens-Alstom merger
British infrastructure manager Network Rail has asked the European Commission to block the merger of Siemens and Alstom, because it would do ‘great harm’ to the railways in Great-Britain. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines calls...Read moreNetwork Rail to use Internet of Things to prevent flooding
Network Rail is currently conducting trials with an Internet of Things technology to prevent flooding of railway lines. The British railway manager carries out the experiments, which are part of the TrackWater project, in collaboration...Read more
Network Rail Scotland uses 3D scanner for railway modelling
Network Rail Scotland has begun using a track-based three-dimensional scanner to model the railway infrastructure ahead of the arrival of new trains onto the network. With new fleets of trains arriving onto Scotland’s railway, including...Read more
‘Action plan’ should prevent second Lewisham incident
Infrastructure manager Network Rail and train operating company Southeastern have agreed to make changes both to the railway infrastructure and processes to prevent another incident like the one on March 2 in Lewisham in southeast...Read more
Network Rail to start trials with 5G
Network Rail and the British government will soon start trials with a 5G network for passengers on the TransPennine Express connection between Leeds and Manchester. The aim is to improve the Wi-Fi connection in trains...Read more
Network Rail uses drone to survey railway
Network Rail performed its first drone survey last Friday on the southwestern rail route near Bournemouth, England. The drone made its first flight to survey a trespass hotspot, looking to record anyone risking their lives...Read more
First ever electric train runs into Blackpool
An electric train has travelled to and from Blackpool for the first time ever on Monday 14 May. The Pendolino operated by Virgin Trains, was used to test the new infrastructure on Monday along the...Read more
Network Rail to invest billions of pounds in British railways
Network Rail is expected to invest 47 billion pounds or almost 52 billion Euros in the improvement and expansion of the British railways in the next five years, starting next year. It’s a follow-up on...Read more
RailTech Europe 2017 – Day Three review
The third and final day of RailTech Europe 2017 was based on Predictive Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure, and its increasing importance in delivering efficient working practices, cost savings and enhanced safety. Launching proceedings was Marc Antoni,...Read more
Break down barriers to a culture of rail sector safety
“Their passion makes the trains work.” A simplistic mantra perhaps, but Network Rail’s ‘change champion’ Lynn Chamberlain-Clark is unwavering in her contention that it is the UK rail infrastructure manager’s ‘family of staff’ which makes...Read more