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Action needed on railway drainage, structures and safety says industry regulator
The Office of Rail & Road (ORR) has said that the rail sector dealt with the challenges of Covid well but must deliver more action on “Cinderella assets” of drainage and earthworks, as well as track worker safety, in its annual reports on the sector.
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
City AM
- Let the train take the strain: The revival of sleeper servicesThe opening of the Eurostar service between London and Paris revolutionised travel for Britons to the Continent. The first train from Waterloo to the Gare du Nord ran on 14 November 1994, and a full daily service was operating by the following May.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Retired Pacer lifted into position at West Yorkshire stationA RETIRED train carriage has been lowered into position at a West Yorkshire station for a local charity called Platform 1.
The York Press
- York's forgotten 'Ordnance Railway' to be celebrated with new plaqueA plaque commemorating York's 'Ordnance Railway' is to be officially unveiled at the weekend.
New Civil Engineer
- Government has 10 days to avoid ‘summer of uncertainty’ for rail industryWith only 10 days left before Parliament goes into recess, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has urged the government to publish a number of rail investment strategies, in order to avoid a “summer of uncertainty” for businesses.
- Action needed on railway drainage, structures and safety says industry regulatorThe Office of Rail & Road (ORR) has said that the rail sector dealt with the challenges of Covid well but must deliver more action on “Cinderella assets” of drainage and earthworks, as well as track worker safety, in its annual reports on the sector.
Railnews
- Network Rail condemns 'shocking' survey results A new survey which suggests that a third of British adults are prepared to risk their lives to retrieve an everyday object such as a mobile phone or a bunch of keys from the track has been described by Network Rail as 'shocking'.
The Business Desk
- ‘Underused’ railway station could be closedPeople are being invited to have their say on the future of Cottingley Rail Station, Leeds, as part of a 12-week consultation being held by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council and Munroe K.
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