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Network Rail plans for demand |
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Monday, 09 August 2004 |
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Network Rail has announced plans to cope with growth on the East Coast
Main Line and North East routes which will provide more seats on longer
trains and more frequent trains.
The plan, (Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the East Coast Main
Line), attempts to address the problem of growing demands due to the
continuing rise in passenger numbers. This could increase by 40% by
2016 on long distance services. The plan also seeks to make journeys
more reliable. The RUS sets out a number of recommendations, including:
* Increasing the number of long distance trains from King’s
Cross to eight trains per hour at peak times, and six services per hour
off-peak allowing faster journeys to the principal destinations in
Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.
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Cable theft costs Network Rail about £10 million a year |
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
Helicopter patrols reducce cable theft costs.
The use of high-visibility patrols and new technology have played a
significant role in helping to reduce delays to rail passengers caused
by cable thefts on the East Coast Main Line.
Network Rail's figures show a reduction in delays on the route from 205,000 minutes in 2006/07 to 151,000 in 2007/08.
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