Below you will find example sentences with "network rail". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Network Rail in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: network
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.8 words

Words in this phrase

network rail

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • network can mean: Any interconnected group or system. Common word
  • rail can mean: A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a network rail spokesman said 1× assets to network rail network rail 1× comments from network rail which said 1× completed by network rail in an 1× cut into network rail funds which 1× director for network rail in sussex 1× had frozen network rail said 1× managed non network rail lines for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a council report 1× a lorry hits 1× a network rail 1× it comes amid 1× it follows an 1× lucy mcauliffe route 1×

Common sentence endings:

aid in ukraine 1× and challenging operation 1× and rail users 1× and steel demand 1× end of september 1× given far less 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

railway 5× road 4× bridge 4× services 3× track 3× timetable 3× safety 3× passengers 3× work 3× partly 2× infrastructure 2× manager 2×

Related phrases

light rail nfl network rail line metro rail commuter rail wwe network telephone network network layer sec network delivery network

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around network:

sports network 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

network layer netflix original netanyahu government net zero net worth net sales

Just after it in the phrase index:

network settings neural networks neurodegenerative diseases neutral rating neutral tone neutral zone

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

network layer network settings

Same ending:

light rail metro rail commuter rail via rail

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "network rail" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a network rail spokesman said, assets to network rail network rail, railway, road and bridge stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with light rail, nfl network, rail line and sports network, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with network rail

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The conductor rail on the track, from which trains draw power, had frozen, Network Rail said. (16 words)

Network Rail said it recommended passengers looking at National Rail Enquiries to see what journeys would be available. (18 words)

Transfer of assets to Network Rail Network Rail was formed with the principal purpose of acquiring and owning Railtrack plc. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Lucy McAuliffe, route director for Network Rail in Sussex, said: “There is never a good time to close part of the railway but the long weekend allows us to complete a large amount of work simultaneously which is less disruptive to our rail customers. (44 words)

Network Rail, which owns, operates and develops Scotland’s railway infrastructure, said the replacement bridge deck was lifted into position at the start of this week, with the largest rail-mounted crane in the UK deployed on the project. (39 words)

There are some scheduled passenger services on their own privately managed, non-Network Rail lines, for example Heathrow Express which also partly runs on Network Rail track and the London Underground also overlaps with Network Rail in places. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

There are some scheduled passenger services on their own privately managed, non-Network Rail lines, for example Heathrow Express which also partly runs on Network Rail track and the London Underground also overlaps with Network Rail in places.

Network Rail, the UK’s rail infrastructure manager, says this huge shake-up of the rail timetable is partly down to an ‘unprecedented’ decline in coal traffic and dips in iron and steel demand.

Transfer of assets to Network Rail Network Rail was formed with the principal purpose of acquiring and owning Railtrack plc.

A Network Rail spokesman said: “Managing the closure area between Ferry Hinksey Road and the rail bridge is a very complex and challenging operation.

Network Rail, which owns, operates and develops Scotland’s railway infrastructure, said the replacement bridge deck was lifted into position at the start of this week, with the largest rail-mounted crane in the UK deployed on the project.

The payments were made by track owner Network Rail after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) staged a series of 19 days of stoppages between June and January.

A lorry hits the bridge on the A36 Warminster Road Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s group safety and engineering director, said: “Every time a vehicle hits a bridge it can serious safety issues for road and rail users.

It follows an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road into the Wales and Western region, which found Network Rail was not doing all it reasonably could to improve train performance for both passengers and freight.

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Lucy McAuliffe, route director for Network Rail in Sussex, said: “There is never a good time to close part of the railway but the long weekend allows us to complete a large amount of work simultaneously which is less disruptive to our rail customers.

Network Rail said it recommended passengers looking at National Rail Enquiries to see what journeys would be available.

Westoning’s Zoe Sookun has also been awarded the same title through her work as a project manager with Network Rail supporting the railways and rail aid in Ukraine.

It comes amid mounting anger from Tory MPs and campaigners that rail companies will receive huge automatic compensation payments from Network Rail for disruption to their services while passengers are given far less.

Network Rail spokesperson said: "At 5.35pm this evening, a train came to a stand near Lewisham Station due to ice on the conductor rail.

The conductor rail on the track, from which trains draw power, had frozen, Network Rail said.

It does not compile the national timetable, which is the joint responsibility of the Office of Rail Regulation (allocation of paths) and Network Rail (timetable production and publication).

Mick Hogg, the RMT's Scottish organiser said there were concerns that that paying for fines and compensation would cut into Network Rail funds which impacts the maintenance of the network.

Network Rail revealed that the value of Britain’s railway network increased from £82.7 billion at the end of March to £88.6 billion at the end of September.

There's lots of wok going on across the network by teams at ScotRail and Network Rail to get services back to some sort of normality.

The work is being completed by Network Rail, in an effort to maintain the safety and reliability of the railway network in the area.

A council report, which said the pub proposal was acceptable, included comments from Network Rail which said it should not impact on the safe operation of an adjacent railway level crossing.

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