The Basingstoke Campus, the first centre of its kind in the country and a showcase of the unique alliance between Network Rail and South West Trains was officially opened.
Basingstoke is at the heart of one of the busiest railways in Europe and the new Campus is a world class railway training and development centre that will help South West Trains and Network Rail to continue to work together to benefit the railway and its passengers.
The Campus features indoor and outdoor track layouts, train driving simulators as well as educational space to provide learning environments for engineers, signallers, maintenance staff and drivers.
The centre will also become home to the Route Operations and Training Centre for the network, which will operate all signalling and infrastructure for the network.
John Halsall, Network Rail, Managing Director for Wessex Route, said: “Our investment in the Basingstoke Campus provides world-class 21st century training facilities, enabling us to modernise and upskill our people so they can deliver a safer, more efficient railway for passengers as part of our Railway Upgrade Plan.”
The South West Trains-Network Rail alliance was formed in 2012, bringing together for the first time the train operator and the infrastructure provider to provide a better train service for passengers.
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