Network Rail saved over 300k on one project

10 May 2026 · 1 min

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The video presents a case study of Network Rail's upgrade of Birmingham New Street station, emphasizing the challenges of maintaining operations at a major rail hub while coordinating multiple contractors and thousands of moving parts. It explains how Gather provided a real-time workflow solution that allowed on‑site staff to tag photos and notes directly to workspaces, delivering instant, verifiable progress logs and early visibility of risks and delays. This eliminated bottlenecks caused by delayed reporting, kept the station’s daily rhythm uninterrupted, and ensured decisions were based on up‑to‑date information. The narrative concludes with a call to action to book a demo of Gather’s platform.

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You can't just hit pause on a major hub like Birmingham New Street. It's a critical artery in the national network. Trains need to run and passengers need to move, regardless of the high-value programme upgrades happening around the clock. For Network Rail, making that work meant they had to make decisions based on what was actually happening on site, not what turned up in reports days later. Gather put those facts in their hands in real time. Upgrading Birmingham New Street meant working within a living, breathing station. There were multiple contractors and thousands of moving parts which all had to knit together so it wouldn't disrupt the daily rhythm of the station. We built a workflow that was not just accurate, it was instant. So photos and notes were tagged directly to the workspace, which meant nobody was chasing for context. The results: we had clear, verifiable progress logs from day one. There was no bottleneck waiting for site records, and we had early visibility for risk and delays. When the work's moving, your information should too. Gather keeps you in step minute by minute. Want to see how? Book a demo.