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Network Rail bosses waive bonuses
Network Rail’s Chief Executive has said he won’t be receiving a bonus this year. Sir David Higgins said: “I and my directors decided last week that we would forego any entitlement and instead allocate the money to the safety improveme...Severe weather affects rail services
Poor weather conditions, including ice and snow have caused disruption to some rail services. Train operators including Southeastern and the new Greater Anglia franchise, have seen delayed and cancelled services. The disruption is expected to continue ...Train derailment causes travel chaos
Update: The Up and Down Slow lines have been re-opened and Network Rail are working to restore full service on the fast lines as ‘soon as possible’. A locomotive derailed at Bletchley on the West Coast Main Line last night. The train caused...Scottish Ministers set out ‘utterly convincing’ case for high speed rail
Scottish Ministers have set out their ’utterly convincing’ case for high speed rail to reach Scotland. Ministers highlighted the Scottish Partnership Group’s advice that work to build a high speed rail network ‘could actually s...Scottish Ministers set out ‘utterly convincing’ case for high speed rail
Scottish Ministers have set out their ’utterly convincing’ case for high speed rail to reach Scotland. Ministers highlighted the Scottish Partnership Group’s advice that work to build a high speed rail network ‘could actually s...Bids open for £100m rail station improvement fund
The remaining pot of a £100m fund to improve stations in England and Wales is now open for bids from Network Rail, train operating companies and local authorities. The station project was launched by the Department for Transport, the Association of Tr...Network Rail to plead guilty over Elsenham level crossing deaths
A court has heard that Network Rail is to plead guilty to health and safety offences over the deaths of two girls at a level crossing. The Office of Rail Regulation’s prosecution of Network Rail is for breaches of health and safety law which led ...Network Rail to plead guilty over Elsenham level crossing deaths
A court has heard that Network Rail is to plead guilty to health and safety offences over the deaths of two girls at a level crossing. The Office of Rail Regulation’s prosecution of Network Rail is for breaches of health and safety law which led ...Construction of Paddington Crossrail station ‘steps up’
The new Paddington Crossrail station is to take a step further towards construction as the excavation of the station box gets underway in February. The new station will be built under Eastbourne Terrace and Departures Road. Westminster City Council ha...‘Urgent action’ needed to control rail cable theft
A group of MPs have said anyone trying to sell scrap metal should have to prove their identity. The MPs want ‘urgent action’ to be taken on scrap dealers buying stolen metal in a bid to cut theft from the rail network. In a report, the Tra...
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