Network Rail is gearing up to conduct a £1.6M investment programme to extend the lifespan of a 19th century viaduct in the Scottish Highlands.
Rannoch viaduct, just north of Rannoch station, carries a section of the West Highland Line between Crianlarich and Fort William/Mallaig and was built in 1894. The viaduct…
HS2 Ltd has signalled its intention to procure a £760M contract for the provision of zero carbon energy along the entire High Speed 2 (HS2) route.
The contract will encompass everything from trial operations to dynamic testing stages to full operation. HS2 Ltd’s periodic indicative notice has been released to inform…
The National Union for Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is today, 8 February, holding a day of action against Network Rail’s planned cuts to railway maintenance, infrastructure and renewals work, saying they will “jeopardise safety”.
Network Rail’s funding settlement for Control Period 7 (CP7), 2024-2029, was recently agreed with the…
Thirty-one people were rescued from a train which had partially derailed after it struck a tree near Thetford as it was travelling from Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich.
The 15:51 service on 6 February remained upright after the derailment but passengers were only able to get to their destination by 01:00…
Jacobs has been awarded a contract to provide strategic planning and advisory services to Ireland’s National Transport Authority to help develop sustainable transport infrastructure.
The National Transport Authority has started a programme of developing and implementing “high quality”, sustainable, accessible transport infrastructure and services across the nation. It has now re-appointed…
The High Speed 2 (HS2) project is now “very poor value for money” following the cancellation of the northern legs and the government must answer for its governance and decision making on the project, the spending watchdog has said.
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded its inquiry into HS2…
Mace Dragados JV’s (MDJV’s) construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Birmingham Curzon Street station will feature precast platforms and a four-part roof slide among other techniques to make the build more efficient.
24 January saw the official start of construction at the Curzon Street site in the heart of Birmingham. The…
Transport for London (TfL) has opened up a consultation into extending the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Thamesmead from Gallions Reach, including the construction of two new stations.
The preferred route is a cross-river extension of the DLR from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside. A new DLR station would…
The 17th annual National Apprenticeship Week kicked off on 5 February with organisations across the civil engineering sector promoting their own apprenticeship programmes and vacancies.
HS2 Ltd pointed to its existing cohort of 1,400 apprenticeships and said that 19 new roles were opening this week. The firm also said more apprenticeships…
Network Rail has now admitted it is the “mystery” buyer of a section of abandoned rail near Leeds.
The Wortley Curve recently sold for £47,000 at auction, over three times the guide price. Network Rail has now revealed that it was the buyer of the land and its planned use currently…
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