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   Which railway lines are part of the public transport network?

   • Some lines which appear to be heritage operations sometimes claim to be part of the public transport network; the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent regularly transports schoolchildren. Most major cities have some form of commuter rail network.

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   Why do we need a more reliable rail network?

   • This government will direct every penny into creating a stronger, more reliable rail network that works for everyone. This is about making the railways work for the people that use them – putting passengers first and driving up performance.

   Transport Secretary fires the starting gun on rail reform as Public

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   When did the railway network start growing?

   • After the initial period of rapid expansion following the first public railways in the early 19th century, from about 1900 onwards the network suffered from gradual attrition, and more severe rationalisation in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the network has again been growing since the 1980s.

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   What does the new rail sale mean for Britain's railways?

   • This is about making the railways work for the people that use them – putting passengers first and driving up performance. Further measures set out by the Secretary of State today include the announcement of a new Rail Sale early next year, to tie in with celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain’s passenger railways.

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   4 days ago · The main rail network is connected with that of continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1, opened in 1994 and 2007 respectively. In 2019, there were 1.738 billion journeys on the National Rail network, [1] making the British network the fifth most used in the world (Great Britain ranks 23rd in world population). Unlike a number ...

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   1 day ago · The Office of Rail and Road today accepted Network Rail’s detailed plan to improve train performance across Wales & Western England. This means that rail passengers, including those travelling on some of the UK’s busiest train services into and out of London Paddington, can look forward to more reliable journeys in future. The detailed ...

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   15 hours ago · WPI Strategy modelled the benefits to the UK’s road and rail networks if their systems had access to a standalone 5G network. It used a range of studies and pilot scheme results to determine how 5G can reduce traffic congestion and pre-empt faults on the rail network, alongside Department for Transport data and Teneo survey results on road users and train journeys to model for the various ...

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   1 day ago · Network Rail announce upcoming festive engineering works. Throughout the Christmas and New Year period, tens of thousands of railway engineers will work tirelessly across the nation to enhance the national railway network. The upgrade will involve replacing 45 sets of points, reconstructing four bridges, laying 40 kilometres of new signalling ...

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   Sep 3, 2024 · This government will direct every penny into creating a stronger, more reliable rail network that works for everyone.

8. uk.news.yahoo.com › network-rail-issues-statementNetwork Rail issues statement after cyber attack disrupts ...

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   1 day ago · Network Rail has issued a statement after a cyber attack has disrupted public wifi at some of the largest railway stations in the UK. Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and 11 London stations were all impacted by the attack on Wednesday. It resulted in passengers attempting to connect ...

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   Sep 17, 2024 · HS2 is the first new intercity railway to be built north of London in over a century. Construction is well underway, employing over 28,000, including over 1,500 apprentices and 4,000 previously unemployed, and bringing together the best of British design and engineering.