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Network Rail Has Completed A Major Signalling Upgrade Between Portobello And Edinburgh Waverley, Improving Reliability On One Of ScotlandS Busiest Rail Corridors. Signalling Is The System That Tells Train Drivers When ItS Safe To Move And When They Need To Stop. It Uses Signals Along The Track, Ground-Based Monitoring Kit And Specialist Equipment In Control Centres To Keep Trains A Safe Distance Apart And Make Sure The Railway Runs Smoothly And Safely. Over Christmas Day And Boxing Day, Teams Commissioned The New Signalling Equipment At Portobello Junction, A Complex Part Of The Infrastructure East Of Edinburgh Waverley Station. The Work Replaced Legacy Systems And Assets That Had Been In Operation For More Than 40 Years, Improving Performance And Reliability For Passengers. The Upgrade Completes A Ps32M Investment Delivered By Network Rail Over The Past Three Years. As Well As Installing New Signalling Equipment, The Project Renewed The Controls At Craigentinny Depot, Improving Access For Trains Entering And Leaving One Of The Busiest Depots In The East Of Scotland. Commissioning The New Equipment Was Scheduled For The Christmas Period, When The Railway Is Closed On Christmas Day And Fewer People Are Travelling. This Allowed Engineers From Both Network Rail And Siemens To Complete The Complex Upgrade Safely And Efficiently, While Keeping Disruption To A Minimum. Dan Holder, Head Of Engineering And Asset Management For Network Rail Scotland, Said: The Signalling System Is Our Hidden Asset And Is Critical To How We Run The Railway. It Keeps Trains Moving Safely And Efficiently, So Maintaining And Upgrading These Systems Is One Of Our Most Important Responsibilities. WeRe Constantly Reviewing Our Infrastructure To Identify Where Improvements Will Make The Biggest Difference For Passengers. In This Case, The Equipment Had Reached The End Of Its Life, So It Was Vital To Replace It And Take The Opportunity To Upgrade Supporting Infrastructure At The Same Time. These Improvements Will Reduce The Risk Of Faults And Help Deliver More Reliable Journeys Across The Route. ItS A Significant Investment In The Performance Of The Railway And In The Experience Of The People Who Rely On It. Services Through Portobello Resumed As Planned On Saturday 27 December. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Natasha Richardson Senior Media Relations Manager Network Rail 07701274676 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
