Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has said that future electrification schemes will face much tougher scrutiny before any go-ahead.
Carne, interviewed for the November’s edition of New Civil Engineer, said that electrification in itself is not the answer to a problem and that when considering such schemes they will have to stand on their own…
Network Rail has become less efficient at the same time as it faces increasing financial pressure, rail watchdog the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found.
It comes just as the government prepares to make an announcement this week on the Statement of Funds Available (SoFA), the amount of cash…
His regulated funding model is broken. It is a given that he is going to get less cash to spend in the next five year cycle, and the woes of electrification continue to cast a long shadow. Yet Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne is remarkably enthused about the future…
The Heathrow Southern Rail (HSR) line project is to give Aecom its first private finance infrastructure deal in the UK.
Aecom chief executive for cities David Barwell says the consulting giant plans to make a “major investment” in the scheme via a design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) model. The company…
A Huddersfield firm has teamed up with its local university in a project to update components used for overhead parts in rail electrification schemes.
Associated Utility Supplies and the University of Huddersfield have joined together to use computer aided design (CAD) to modernise the components that are used in the infrastructure…
Problems with raising construction costs for Crossrail 2 could see the mega-project pushed back until the 2040s, it has emerged.
Transport for London’s (TfL) business case for Crossrail 2, submitted to the government in March and seen by the Financial Times, raises the possibility of delaying the opening of Crossrail 2…
High speed rail leaders will push the case for HS2 to Conservative politicians today as they launch a progress report at the party’s conference.
High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL), which is made up of companies working in the high speed rail sector, said as construction started on HS2, it wanted…
Transport for London could be facing a court battle with Battersea Power Station developers over an extra £240M cost to the Northern Line extension.
Significant changes to plans for the development above a new Tube station at Battersea have been made by Battersea Power Station developers. The changes have led to…
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has procured a £3M licence from French rail operator SNCF to use its existing high speed overhead catenary system (OCS) on the HS2 phase 1 route.
The contract with SNCF is part of the Railway Systems package which includes signalling, communications, power and track. HS2 said although…
Wandsworth Council has warned that a new tax to pay for Crossrail 2 could jeopardise funding for the Northern Line extension.
A report being considered by Wandsworth Council’s executive tomorrow (Friday 29) outlines how an increase in the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (MCIL) could deter new developments at Nine Elms, meaning…
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