Civils and stations

London Bridge designs complete

18.06.13: The first designs for the next stage of the London Bridge station overhaul project have been delivered, ready for the next stage in the Thameslink project. Construction has now begun onsite, with three platforms demolished. A joint ven...

£6.9m Stratford station opens

17.06.13: The new railway station at Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway has been delivered ahead of schedule and on budget. The £6.9m station is seven months early, Warwickshire County Council has announced. Buckingham Group Contracting started a desi...

Civils works to cut Midland Main Line journey times

14.06.13: Network Rail is to rebuild Finedon Station Road bridge as part of a £70m investment to reduce journey times on the Midland Main Line between London and Sheffield. The work will provide extra headroom for trains to travel at higher spe...

Access for All designs drawn up

07.06.13: Bingley station in West Yorkshire and MetroCentre in Tyne and Wear are to benefit from upgrades as part of Network Rail’s Access for All programme. Mott MacDonald is providing design services to BAM Nuttall for the projects. Bingley w...

Park and ride expansion for the West Midlands

04.06.13: Centro is to expand its Park and Ride scheme at three railway stations, with £2m funding awarded as part of the Government Local Pinch Point Fund. The project will enhance facilities at King’s Norton station in Birmingham, Four...

New station proposed in West Warrington

31.05.13: Warrington council has proposed a new £9m railway station near Chapelford to cope with increasing passenger numbers. Consultations will be held throughout June on the plans, which include parking for around 350 cars, cycle lockers, ta...

Northern Rail sees car park expansions

22.05.13: A £1m improvement scheme has been completed at two of Northern Rail’s stations in Calderdale. Todmorden and Sowerby Bridge car parks have been expanded, by 18 and 37 spaces respectively. The project was funded through the Statio...

Four new stations to benefit from DfT fund

16.05.13: Waltham Forest, Derbyshire, Devon and Newport have won funding from the DfT’s New Station Fund, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced. A new £6.5m station will be built in Lea Bridge, Waltham Forest with £1m...

£8.8m for new Wakefield Westgate station

15.05.13: Construction has begun for the new Wakefield Westgate station building. The £8.8m project is the first new-build station on the East Coast Main Line in decades. The project includes more and better retail facilities, a new footbridge...

Cycle hire scheme for Norwich

13.05.13: Greater Anglia has launched a cycle hire scheme at Norwich rail station, allowing passengers to book bikes at the same time as purchasing train tickets. 30 bicycles are available for pre-booking at the station, and form part of a strategy t...

New Street taxi parking criticised by cab drivers

10.05.13: Taxi drivers have hit out at Birmingham New Street’s redevelopment for having insufficient parking, leading to charges and congestion. The £600m redevelopment has just passed the halfway mark, with a temporary taxi rank set up o...

Southend East gates complete security drive for c2c

07.05.13: Train operating company c2c has now installed ticket barriers at all of its stations, to increase security and reduce fare evasion. A £530,000 project at Southend East installed the final barriers, which were brought into full operati...

Recycling trial for ScotRail stations

07.05.13: ScotRail has launched a major trial of recycling bins at 19 stations across Scotland. Colour-coded bins have been installed with a £37,000 grant from Zero Waste Scotland and volunteers from local community groups will be present at th...

£4.25m improvements for Cambridge

03.05.13: Cambridge station is to benefit from a £4.25m improvement scheme to reduce congestion following a rise in passenger demand. Funding has been released by developer Brookgate as part of a land purchase from Network Rail, and a section 1...

Rebuilding Reading

01.05.13: More than 2,000 engineers and contractors worked round the clock over Easter on the Reading station upgrade project, and passengers can now use the station’s four new platforms, two new entrances and the spectacular new footbridge. Network...