Network Rail is also looking at other ways analytics can improve safety and operations, as long as they can obtain the data. Rainfall and earthworks are just one hazard.

Lift faults have also become more common, jumping from 8,233 in 2022/23 to 9,587 in 2024/25. The statistics relate to stations owned by Network Rail, which is the vast majority in Britain.

Network Rail has used Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) to power a study, conducted in collaboration with London Zoo (ZSL) and Google, to monitor British species such as birds, bats, foxes ...

Correction 7/25/24 7:55 a.m. ET: The map caption for this story has been updated to note USHSR's proposed high-speed rail network would be 17,000 miles long, not 7,000 as initially stated.

The digital programme will encompass a range of responsibilities, including the management of a Property Digital Hub. This hub is designed to provide end-to-end management of Network Rail’s property ...

Lift faults have also become more common, jumping from 8,233 in 2022/23 to 9,587 in 2024/25. The statistics relate to stations owned by Network Rail, which is the vast majority in Britain.