Goods yards into good places to live

Platform4: Network Rail is an estate agent selling houses

Detail from the Forth Yards Newcastle concept Image: © CGI by Platform4/Network Rail Property

For railway-obsessed British home seekers, it could be just the ticket. Network Rail is collaborating with the company behind what was once called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Together, they have rebranded their property development arms into a new agency. From now on, it’s trains on platforms one, two and three – and houses on “Platform4”. The new identity has been set up to remediate and regenerate otherwise surplus railway real estate.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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