Route
director


Network
Rail
has
appointed
a
new
route
director
for
its
North
&
East
route.
Jason
Hamilton
will
take
over
from
Matt
Rice,
who
is
leaving
after
four
and
a
half
years
to
join
train
operator
Northern.
Jason
is
in
his
16th
year
at
Network
Rail
and
most
recently
he
has
been
a
part
of
the
East
Coast
route’s
executive
team
as
route
programme
director
(works
delivery).
He
has
previous
experience
working
for
Network
Rail
in
major
projects
on
the
Great
Western
and
South
East
routes,
as
part
of
the
Crossrail
Programme.

Cornish
contract


Infrastructure
consultants
AECOM
have
been
awarded
the
contract
to
prepare
detailed
designs
for
Mid
Cornwall
Metro.
The
firm
has
already
completed
an
initial
engineering
design.
Mid
Cornwall
Metro,
led
by
Cornwall
Council,
Network
Rail
and
Great
Western
Railway,
will
create
a
direct
rail
link
between
the
county’s
north
and
south
coasts,
serving
four
of
Cornwall’s
largest
urban
areas
–
Newquay,
St
Austell,
Truro
and
Falmouth/Penryn.
As
part
of
the
work,
AECOM
will
design
an
additional
passing
loop
on
the
Newquay
branch
and
also
a
second
platform
at
Newquay,
upgrading
the
station’s
infrastructure
and
installing
signalling.

Newbury
improvements


The
redevelopment
of
Newbury
station
in
Berkshire
has
been
completed.
Three
business
growth
units
at
the
station
are
now
offering
new
employment
opportunities.The
wider
upgrade
of
the
station
began
in
2018,
and
has
included
new
ticket
gates,
a
footbridge
with
lifts,
300
cycle
spaces,
a
multi-storey
car
park,
cycle
hubs
and
improved
access
for
people
on
foot.
The
ticket
area
includes
an
enlarged
waiting
room,
a
café
and
toilets.