Network Rail has announced that two homes in West Yorkshire will have to be demolished following a landslip in West Yorkshire that occurred in February.
This will enable the rail infrastructure operator to complete the works required to stabilise the embankment. Engineers have been on site at Baildon, near Bradford, since…
Network Rail has stated that there will be “493 different pieces” of work taking place as it carries out £90M of upgrades to Britain railways over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Below we give the run-down of the major engineering works taking place over the four-day weekend from 29 March to…
Network Rail has announced the winners of its nearly £2bn capital works delivery frameworks for Control Period 7 (CP7), 2024 to 2029, covering the North West and Central (NW&C) region of its network.
These frameworks are divided into numerous categories, A, B, C and D, with a number of big name…
The Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) update to its transport infrastructure planning policy has been highly criticised by the Transport Committee chair and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas for its disregard of climate-related targets.
The National Networks National Planning Policy (NNNPS) provides planning guidance for nationally significant road, rail and strategic rail…
The West Highland line has reopened after Network Rail engineers completed a £1.6M set of essential upgrades to the Rannoch viaduct.
Work to extend the operational lifespan of the 208m long steel structure took place during a nine-day closure of the line, from Saturday 16 March until Monday 25 March. The…
The government has outlined the next steps in the development of Northern Powerhouse Railway (NPR) between Liverpool and Manchester following engagement with local leaders and MPs.
After axing High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham, the Department for Transport (DfT) re-affirmed its commitment to NPR with a promise of a £12bn…
Network Rail and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) are working to determine the cause of a void opening up near a derailment which took place in Cumbria on Friday 22 March.
Four passengers and four members of staff were safely evacuated from the train which derailed at Grange-over-Sands on the…
There are significant infrastructure and planning questions hanging over the proposed new Handsacre to Manchester Airport rail line, an expert has told NCE.
In the aftermath of the prime minister’s decision to cancel High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham, it was revealed that West Midlands mayor Andy Street and Greater Manchester…
UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
The tunnel will be used to carry power cables for HS2’s TBMs that are set to build the high-speed rail…
Network Rail is investing more than £20M to rebuild a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.
The 42m long, 2,000t bridge, known as Castleton bridge, carries 6% of the UK’s energy supply across the country as freight trains carry material to and from Drax…
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