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Network Rail

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Network Rail – Episode 3 – Dare!

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Parallel Lines - trespass film

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Network Rail Electrification (Britain's Digital Railways)

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Network Rail – Episode 1 – Dogs Will Be Dogs

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Network Rail's 97304 through the weeds at GCG 2011

Network Rail is the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the rail network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an arms length public body of the Department for Transport with no shareholders, which reinvests its income in the railways.
  • Pre-2002 

  • 2002 onwards 

  • Allegations of misuse of public funds and discrimination 

  • Knighthood of John Armitt 

  • Flying Scotsman cancellation 

  • Sharing of responsibility with TOCs 

  • Responsibilities 

  • Funding 

  • Infrastructure 

  • Stations 

  • Training facilities 

  • Telecoms assets 

  • Rolling stock 

  • Current investment programme 

  • Control periods 

  • Route plans 

  • Electricity 

  • Formal governance structure 

  • Monitoring Network Rail's performance 

  • Railway Industry Planning Group (RIPG) 

  • Safety 

  • Private versus public-sector status 

  • National Centre