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Infrastructure insights: GSM-R communications on the railway

Jan 23, 2018

The Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) delivers digital, secure and dependable communications between drivers and signallers.  This helps to...

Railway operations: Network Rail’s nerve centre

Jan 11, 2018

At the heart of the rail network is a team of dedicated specialists, the National Operations Centre (NOC). The NOC controllers...

Infrastructure insights: track

Jan 10, 2018

Without track, there would be no trains. Our teams work night and day maintaining and renewing our 20,000 miles of track to keep the country moving. From quiet railway lines through countryside to complex junctions in the...

Eye in the sky – drones that inspect the railway

Oct 11, 2017

Our engineers use drones to quickly, cheaply and safely inspect the railway ahead of repairs. Carrying out inspections remotely by air means the railway can stay open and trains can keep running. And we can...

Network Rail and NFU team up to remind farmers of level crossing danger

Sep 6, 2017

As harvest season nears, we’re reminding farmers, farm workers and land owners how to stay safe at private level crossings, to target a rise in incidents. New figures reveal that incidents at level crossings rise during harvest...

High Output: Rapid renewals on the railway

Sep 4, 2017

Our High Output team carries out 70 per cent of Britain's track renewal work. Passenger demand for train services has doubled in Britain over the last 20 years. More frequent services mean tracks need to be...

Why we carry out major improvement works on weekends and bank holidays

Aug 24, 2017

We plan works for certain times so they cause the least disruption to passengers, such as on bank holidays, Sundays and overnight. The Railway Upgrade Plan will allow trains to run more frequently, faster, and will improve...

9+ times people risked their lives at level crossings

Aug 15, 2017

Britain’s railway is one of the safest in the world – but if people deliberately misuse level crossing or become distracted when using them level crossings can be lethal. It can be frustrating having to wait...
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