Network Rail to celebrate 72nd birthday of NHS
Stations and bridges will be illuminated by Network Rail tomorrow night as a tribute to the National Health Service, whose 72nd anniversary falls this weekend.
Open-access operators have again proved to be the most popular with their passengers. The National Rail Passenger Survey from Transport Focus for Spring this year found that 95 per cent (19 out of 20 passengers) on Grand Central were satisfied with their journeys, while Heathrow Express (operated by GWR) and Hull Trains were not far behind, on 94 and 92 per cent.
The £120 million scheme to rebuild Glasgow Queen Street is one of three major Scottish railway projects on which work is now set to restart, having been paused because of Covid-19.
HS2 Ltd has begun the search for specialist contractors to supply overhead power equipment for the high speed line. The contract is worth an estimated £300 million.
Eurostar is restoring one daily service from London to Amsterdam from 9 July, but passengers in the reverse direction will still have to change at Brussels. Trains from London to Disneyland will return in August.
Trains run by open access operator Grand Central will start to return from 26 July, with two daily services between London and Bradford and three between London and Sunderland.
A new report commissioned by Network Rail and now published by Design Council is set to change the way smaller stations are designed, with the aims of making them welcoming to all passengers and supporting the communities in their catchment areas.