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Network Rail Ltd. was created with the express purpose of taking over Britain's railway infrastructure control; this was achieved via its purchase of Railtrack plc from Railtrack Group plc for £500 million; Railtrack plc was then renamed and reconstituted as Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. [33] The transaction was completed on 3 October 2002.
Train operating companies also operate most of the network's stations, in their role as station facility owners (SFO), in which they lease the buildings and associated land from Network Rail. [2] Network Rail manages some major railway stations and several stations are operated by London Underground or other companies. Most passenger TOCs in ...
DfT Operator: 91% 24 June 2018: Virgin Trains East Coast: GR Lumo: Open access — FirstGroup — 25 October 2021 — LD Merseyrail: Merseytravel contract Merseyrail Serco-Abellio: 90% 20 July 2003: Arriva Trains Merseyside: ME Northern Trains: Franchise Northern DfT Operator: 77% 1 March 2020: Arriva Rail North: NT ScotRail: ScotRail: Scottish ...
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (founded in 1999 [5] and registered in 2000 as the Institution of Railway Operators (IRO)) is the professional body for all those engaged or interested in railway operations and its allied disciplines. It exists for its members and the rail industry as a whole. It was awarded Chartered status on 1 ...
Network Rail says that putting “people” back into its writing, such as adding in “we” and “you”, make communication feel like a real conversation, as that is how people speak day-to-day.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday, while drivers in the Aslef union will strike ...
Chicago also sees high rail ridership, with a local elevated system, one of the world's last interurban lines, and fourth most-ridden commuter rail system in the United States: Metra. Other major cities with substantial rail infrastructure include Philadelphia's SEPTA, Boston's MBTA, and Washington, D.C.'s network of commuter rail and rapid ...
New Zealand Railways Corporation (Rail operator 1981 – 1990, land owner 1990 – 2003, Ontrack 2003–2008, railway land owner 2008 – present) New Zealand Rail Limited (Defunct, privatised 1993, renamed Tranz Rail in 1995)