Rail

The current signalling market in Great Britain is valued at £800-900 million per year. As Britain’s railway infrastructure undergoes one of the most significant modernisation programmes in its history as it increasingly adopts digital technology, the market is expected to expand significantly. For change on this scale to be delivered affordably, Network Rail as the main buyer of signalling systems

Welcome to the November edition of the stakeholder newsletter.

The Office of Rail and Road has today (29 October) published updated guidance to key railway safety regulations following a review of how the guidelines work in practice for railway companies.

An Office of Rail and Road (ORR) review commissioned into how Network Rail (NR) plans for and delivers engineering works has found that while there have been some recent improvements, further work is required to minimise disruption to passengers and ensure public money is spent appropriately.

On this, the second episode focusing on heritage railways, the Rail and Road Pod visits Aln Valley Railway in Northumberland to continue the discussion on how ORR and the heritage sector are collaborating to maximise safety.