![]() ![]() With tighter and tighter rules applied by regulators like the government’s Environment Agency, there is a legal requirement to reduce the compounds that can be used, the quantities that can be applied, and to avoid collateral damage to the environment. carried by the wake of trains, the invasive species is everywhere on the network, growing out of switchgear, trackbeds and, most alarmingly, infrastructure buildings and bridges. For other things, read the pandemic in purple that’s also known as Buddleia. Our role is to deliver a safe and reliable railway, so we carefully manage and deliver thousands of projects every year that form part of the multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan, to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - a doubling of passenger journeys over the past 20 years.The railways are by far the most environmentally friendly way to move goods and people about, but they often move other things around as well. People depend on Britain's railway for their daily commute, to visit friends and loved ones and to get them home safe every day. Usually, there are almost five million journeys made in the UK and over 600 freight trains run on the network. We run 20 of the UK's largest stations while all the others, over 2,500, are run by the country's train operating companies. We own, operate and develop Britain's railway infrastructure that's 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. This is vitally important for many local commuters, particularly wheelchair users and parents with pushchairs and buggies, so I am delighted that we are one step closer to finally improving accessibility at Tilehurst station.” “Working with Network Rail and Great Western Railway, I have lobbied the Department for Transport extensively to ensure that funding is provided for the installation of lifts. Sir Alok Sharma, Member of Parliament for Reading West said: “Having campaigned for many years for funding for Tilehurst station, I am absolutely delighted that final funding for construction at Tilehurst station has been approved. ![]() “We will work closely with our partners at Great Western Railway and with the local community to ensure disruption to passengers and local residents and businesses is kept to a minimum during the work.” “It’s the latest scheme in the Reading area to deliver sustainable travel, reduce congestion on the roads and provide cleaner air in the Thames Valley. A new footbridge was installed as part of the Great Western Mainline modernisation and this latest work will contribute even further to the Thames Valley Berkshire Strategic Economic Plan.Īlan Gough, Network Rail project sponsor, said: “This project continues our improvements to Tilehurst station and will ensure even more people can use our railway. The scheme is the latest investment by Network Rail in the Reading area and provides further improvement to Tilehurst station. Work to install the new lifts and walkways is due to begin this spring, subject to a prior approval planning application, with the project planned for completion in autumn. Tilehurst is a seven-minute train journey from Reading and a key station to link a semi-urban location to mainline services. More than half-a-million passengers use Tilehurst station every year and the upgrades will help even more people to use the railway. Rail passengers are set to experience a more accessible Tilehurst station following confirmation of a £4m investment which will see new lifts and walkways installed at the Berkshire station, ensuring all platforms are fully accessible for the first time. Friday Tilehurst station set for step-free access Region & Route: Wales & Western: Western ![]()
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