Repairs have been completed on a section of track at Newington in Kent which was taken out of action by a landslip following emergency works by Network Rail.
A landslip occurred on the afternoon of 23 February following heavy rainfall and Network Rail geotechnical and structures experts found a 40m long…
Overhead line equipment (OLE) for rail electrification can operate effectively with fewer structures to support them, according to of experiments conducted by Network Rail’s research and development team at the University of Birmingham.
Network Rail said the results would help it to “reduce costs and save energy”. Network Rail electrification engineering…
As a one-time railway operator, I’ve sometimes pondered on which sort of engineer is the operator’s best friend. Probably it depends on what sort of railway you are operating.
On a rural or freight railway, it’s the permanent way engineer, as you cover up each other’s mistakes. On a suburban…
A joint venture consisting of Mace, Parsons and Arcadis has been selected as the delivery partner for New York City's $16bn (£13bn) Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).
The JV - known as MPA Delivery Partners - will manage the construction of the scheme to construct a pair of 3.8km-long tubes, to be…
The government has delivered a sum of £123M for the Midlands Rail Hub (MRH) and said that “work is set to begin” on the £1.75bn project.
It comes shortly after Network Rail commenced the procurement process for engineering and construction partners to join its MRH Alliance in a contract worth up…
Plans for a new £24M railway station at Haxby in North Yorkshire are making progress as Network Rail has said it has submitted a planning application and has released new images showing what the station could look like.
Network Rail said the announcement followed a visit by the prime minister Rishi…
High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Chilterns tunnel boring machine (TBM) struggled through the final stretch of its 16km drive as slurry pipes became clogged with clay, officials told NCE.
The 2,000t TBM Florence, which is operated by HS2 main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues, McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) concluded its two year and nine…
Network Rail has officially started procuring for civils and construction partners to join its Midlands Rail Hub (MRH) Alliance in a contract worth up to £1.38bn.
The rail operator published a periodic indicative notice (PIN) for “non-signalling” partners in November when it expected the value of the contracts to be £1.05bn.…
Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has released a tender looking for consultancy partners to aid in making an investment case for the Clyde Metro in a framework worth £20M.
The Clyde Metro project would see connections from the city centre out to the western county visiting key…
Network Rail engineers have completed a nine-day programme of works to upgrade the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe.
The work took place around the clock from Saturday 17 February to the early hours of Monday 26 February with more than 100 engineers on site. It involved strengthening…
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