Article: Britain better connected as adonis opens '8.9bn rail upgrade; Journey times slashed - more trains more often.

Article: 'Network Rail needs a more robust system' The new ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  December 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... of the railways. One answer is that Network Rail, the not-for-profit company set ... running because it was unclear what lines Network Rail might want to close. Another answer ... knock heads together and make sure that Network Rail gives reasonable notice when it plans ...

Article: 'The trouble is, Network Rail believe they are in ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... charge of tracks, signals and stations - Network Rail - closes down chunks of the railway ... That's just for starters. Delve into Network Rail's five-year business plan and you ... per hour. It will take, according to Network Rail, "an estimated 40m hours to complete ...

Article: The bottom line for Network Rail The new ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Network Rail, the not-for-profit company set ... ordered them to cut costs. However, Network Rail's bonds should, in theory, be attractive ... and to the train operators, which pay Network Rail for the privilege of running on the ...

Article: Network Rail fury at 'downgrade' claims.
Carrick & East Antrim Times (Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland);  February 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ...BOSSES at Network Rail have refuted reports of a proposed ... using the route. A spokesman for Network Rail made a statement explaining that the ... nationwide review of line capability, Network Rail has taken the decision to reclassify ...

Article: Network Rail threatens union over strike
The Independent on Sunday;  May 2, 2004 ;     653 words ...Network Rail is considering serving an injunction ... the rail network to a halt. However, Network Rail suspects that the ballot of 7,000 ... the union to halt it. Peter Bennett, Network Rail's director of human resources, said ...

Article: Network Rail getting more of the trains to run on ...
Yorkshire Post;  November 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... on train punctuality for a decade. Network Rail said 91 per cent of trains ran on time ... Pounds 243m more than last year. Network Rail chairman Ian McAllister said "greater ... boost capacity on the network is clear. Network Rail will play its part in making this happen ...

Article: The pantomime horse; Railways.(Trouble on the ...
The Economist (US);  June 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Network Rail's deteriorating performance is under ... but-not-state-owned outfit, Network Rail. Things had been so bad under Railtrack ... delays than there were three years ago. Network Rail has been cancelling services to try ...