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Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Transport with no shareholders, which reinvests its income in the railways.

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Founded
3 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-03)
Industry
Rail infrastructure and asset management
Owner
HM Government (Department for Transport)
Headquarters
Waterloo General Office, London
Key people
Richard George (Chair) · Jeremy Westlake (CEO)
Number of employees
40,966 (2024)

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Development

Governance structure and accountability

Safety

Private versus public-sector status

Photography competition

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Network Rail

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples302
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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Network Rail

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related to Electrification schemes · 30
Network Rail → Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads, British, Chippenham, Corby, Derby, Didcot, During, During March, Great Western Main Line, Hitachi, However, In July, Intercity Express Programme, Kettering, May, Midland Main Line, Midland Mainline Electrification, Nottingham, Oxford
related to Training facilities · 29
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related to Rolling stock · 19
Network Rail → As, Breakdown, Colas, Colas Rail, DB Cargo UK, DidcotClass, Direct Rail Services, DMUs, ERTMS Testing, Europhoenix, Freightliner, GB Railfreight, Locomotive, Measurement TrainRailhead, Mobile Maintenance Train, National Rail, Network Rail's, Network Rail's Infrastructure Monitoring, Rail Delivery Group
related to Safety · 18
Network Rail → Act, Cumbria, Elsenham, Essex, February, Grayrigg, Health, In, In December, March, Office, Rail Regulation, Safety, The, The RAIB, Virgin, While, Work
related to Control periods · 17
Network Rail → April, Control Period, Control Periods, CP1, CP2, CP3, CP4, CP5, CP6, CP7, CP8, For, March, Period, Railtrack, These, They
related to Infrastructure · 17
Network Rail → Birmingham New Street, Blackfriars, Cardiff Canton, Croydon, Glasgow, In February, Leading Control, Liverpool Street, London, South Wales, South West Trains, Swindon, Thameslink, They, This, TOC Control Centres, Waterloo
related to Initial activities · 17
Network Rail → Amersham, Britain's, Conversely, Harrow-on-the-Hill, London Underground, National Rail, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, Network Rail Ltd, October, Railtrack, Railtrack Group, The, TOCs, Tyne, Wear Metro, While
related to Allegations and controversies · 15
Network Rail → An, Anthony White QC, Armitt, Chief Executive, Coucher, Critical, Former, Grayrigg, Iain Coucher, In, John Armitt, New Year Honours, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, Victoria Pender
related to Planned succession & Restructuring · 15
Network Rail → After, As, Conservative UK, Continental Railways, GBR, Great British Railways, In July, In May, Labour, LCR, London, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, Network Rail's, November, Platform4
related to Funding · 14
Network Rail → April, Blackstone Property Partners, Control Period, Control Periods, CP, In February, ORR, Rail, Road, Scottish Governments, Telereal Trillium, The, The Office, UK

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Network RailFounded3 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-03)1.00infobox
Network RailHeadquartersWaterloo General Office, London1.00infobox
Network RailIndustryRail infrastructure and asset management1.00infobox
Network RailKey peopleRichard George (Chair)1.00infobox
Network RailKey peopleJeremy Westlake (CEO)1.00infobox
Network RailNumber of employees40,966 (2024)1.00infobox
Network RailOwnerHM Government (Department for Transport)1.00infobox
Network RailPredecessorRailtrack1.00infobox
Network RailProductsPublic transport1.00infobox
Network RailRevenue£11.5 billion (2024)1.00infobox
Network RailTotal assets£90.1 billion (2024)1.00infobox
Network RailTotal equity£18.4 billion (2024)1.00infobox
Network RailTypeGovernment-owned company/non-departmental public body[a]1.00infobox
Network RailWebsitewww.networkrail.co.uk1.00infobox
Network Railis anon-departmental public body of the Department for Transport with no shareholders0.90text
Network Railis aresponsibility of the company's board of directors0.90text

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