Network Rail regulation and performance

Ep. 005 - Monica Barbosa, Xrail

22 January 2020Director of Business development and communications at Xrail, Monica Barbosa, joins us in the RTM Podcast room to discuss the rail industry from an SME perspective. Monica is a cheerleader for small and medium enterprises and explains how the inno...

EIC announces Network Rail collaboration to optimise UK railways

08 January 2020The Energy Innovation Centre (EIC) has announced a new collaboration with Network Rail which will see it support the rail company in continuing to deliver reliable and sustainable power to its infrastructure.

Network Rail seeking £2.8m worth of contracts for technological solutions

20 December 2019Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation have today (Dec 20) announced that Network Rail is looking for organisations to apply for contracts worth £2.8m. Organisations can apply for a share of £2.8m for projects that tackle technolo...

Heritage award presented to Network Rail

06 December 2019The National Railway Heritage have presented Network Rail with an award for their refurbishment of the South Esk viaduct at Montrose. At the award ceremony in London, the National Railway Heritage award was presented to Network Rail and contracto...

RIA and Network Rail launch supply chain survey

25 November 2019The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has today (Nov 25) launched a survey in partnership with Network Rail to gather views from the supply chain on the product acceptance process. The aim of the survey is to gain insight into how the industry v...

Network Rail and BTP launch alcohol-related safety campaign

20 November 2019A national campaign launched by Network Rail and British Transport Police is urging the public to take care on railways when drinking alcohol. Alcohol-related incidents on the railways have reached record levels as newly-released figures show a 3...

Network Rail to improve accessibility at Spalding station

19 November 2019Work to improve Spalding station’s accessibility will begin next month (Dec 3). Improvements to the station include step free access to platform two, more lighting on the footbridge and additional CCTV across the station. More tactile pavi...

A workforce which reflects society

15 November 2019Loraine Martins MBE, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail, joins us in the studio for the third episode of our RTM podcast, talking at length about her role and how it came about – Loraine was the first person to hold her curr...

Network Rail takes on more accountability as devolution journey continues

12 November 2019Network Rail geographic regions, established in June, have taken on accountability for delivering all projects within their borders. Yesterday (Mon 11) saw the second phase of the company’s passenger focused measures as accountability for a...

Network Rail apprenticeship scheme open

07 November 2019Network Rail is looking for its next generation of rail leaders with a Level 3 Engineering apprenticeship scheme. The three-year course is taking applications from now and will remain open until all places have been filled ready for March 2020 wh...

Network Rail charity partner says workforce mental health is paramount

06 November 2019The Health and Safety Executive’s annual figures for Great Britain, the Managing Director of Mates in Mind, has urged employers to ensure that they are investing in their work force following a recent report. Mates in Mind, who work in coll...

Three Victorian Manchester railway bridges restored

30 October 2019A plaque was revealed in Great Ducie Street last Friday (Oct 25) to honor the £3.2m Great North Rail Project work by Network Rail, in partnership with the Railway Heritage Trust. The 175-year-old bridges were thoroughly restored to guarante...

Network Rail uses AR to show the next generation of railway footbridges

24 October 2019Network Rail is using augmented reality (AR) for the first time to show the next generation of railway footbridges. Design data from Network Rail has been contributed to an app that allows passengers to see replacement footbridges at stations thr...

Arup and Network Rail publish innovative report on ‘Tomorrow’s Living Station’

18 October 2019Arup, in partnership with Network Rail, have published their ‘Tomorrow’s Living Station’ report, exploring the exciting part that stations will play in our towns and cities. The report outlines the importance of evolution with s...

Two Network Rail leaders internationally recognised among most influential women in engineering

17 October 2019The Financial Times has selected two Network Rail leaders to appear on the most influential females in engineering list. Just 16.4% of the rail industry in made up of women, but today (17 Oct) has seen the international recognition of two of thos...