Civils and stations

Why use a professional surveyor?

01.01.07: Rory Stanbridge, secretary general, and Neil Harvey, chairman of public relations committee, The Survey Association As every engineer knows, foundations are the critical starting point for all construction work. Likewise, surveys are the cr...

Brett starts work on CTRL infrastructure maintenance depot

01.11.06: Brett Civils, a division of Brett Construction, one of the south east’s leading contractors, has started work on a £1.7 million civil and external works project to create a new Infrastructure Maintenance Depot as part of the Channel...

Giken Reaction Base

01.11.06: RTM previews Giken’s brand new product, a revolution in embankment technology Whether your embankment or cutting needs stabilising, improving or enlarging, additional land take is a major consideration. Either you need space to allow...

Holleran - Delivering Electricity and Drainage Solutions for the Rail Industry

01.11.06: With a turnover approaching £100m, Holleran has been providing civil engineering services to the rail industry for more than twenty years, on projects ranging from the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Ebbsfleet Station to long-term contracts w...

Pyeroy paints glowing future

01.11.06: Pyeroy Group, the North East company renowned for re-painting railway bridges across the country, is playing a crucial role in one of the world’s most famous redecoration projects. Pyeroy is currently engaged in a ten-year contract to re-p...

Sowing the seed

01.11.06: RTM tells the story of RMB Craftscapes’ work at Castley Hill, Somerset Earlier this year RMB Craftscapes Ltd was contacted by Dean and Dyball Rail to assist in establishing new vegetation on several areas around their site at Castley...

The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL)

01.11.06: A close-up view of Faber Maunsell’s work on the landmark project In May 2004, Faber Maunsell was commissioned by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to act as Principal Consultant for the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL). Sinc...

Three minute thrill for rail personnel

01.11.06: Rail personnel across the country are set to benefit from a brand-new temporary accommodation unit, which can be sited and installed in under three minutes. Developed by GE Equipment Services Modular Space (GenQuip), the GE GroundHog unit h...

WM Plant provides foundation for rock cutting project

01.11.06: A recent nine-day blockade on the Wales Branch (SWB) Line near Chipping Sodbury presented a golden opportunity for Network Rail, whose engineers took advantage of the line closure to complete a wide range of maintenance and safety related work. ...

Different approach by Skanska UK delivers success at Half Year

01.09.06: Skanska UK Plc has announced its results for the half year of 2006. Revenue at £424 million for the first six months of 2006 is a 27 percent improvement on that at the same period in 2005. Operating Income at £19.5 million represents...

Hyder wins sustainable water award

01.09.06: Environmental specialists at Hyder Consulting have scooped the top innovation award at the ICE West Midlands Awards 2006, for a pioneering sustainable water engineering design at Tyseley Light Maintenance Train Depot in Birmingham. Supporte...

Stabilising the Metropolitan Line

01.01.06: A close look at Cementation Foundation Skanska’s work in London Work to stabilise an ageing earth structure for Metronet between Northwick Park and Preston Road Underground Stations has now been completed. The contract to reinfor...

Wimslow and Sandbach’s £200 million improvements

01.01.06: A major engineering project between Sandbach and Wilmslow, Cheshire, began in December to upgrade the railway infrastructure and improve train services throughout the area. The £200 million scheme will see Network Rail engineers repla...

Bowstring arch bridge removed

01.12.05: The Paddington Bridge Project team have successfully lowered and moved the bowstring arch bridge. In 2004 the bridge was raised by ten metres by means of four strand jacks located in steel support towers in each corner of the bowstring. The...

Lime Street Gateway gets green light

13.09.05: The new designs for Liverpool’s Lime Street Gateway moved a step closer to reality as Liverpool City Council’s planning committee gave its approval last month. Permission has now been granted for the demolition of the row of sho...