Civils and stations

A development opportunity across the national network

10.07.17: Simone Bailey, asset management director at Abellio Greater Anglia, talks to RTM about overcoming the different challenges facing stations of varying sizes. Despite stations being the ‘shop window’ of the sector across the count...

Images of Doncaster station redevelopment unveiled

10.07.17: New images of how Doncaster station could look after a multi-million pound transformation have today been released. The designs aim to make the station entrance more welcoming and accessible, as well as create a modern gateway to the growin...

Cambridge North: more than just a station

10.07.17: Eliane Algaard, director of route asset management at Network Rail, reveals how the brand-new Cambridge North station came to life right in the heart of the region’s science and biology-themed surroundings. Cambridge North is the regi...

Plans for Birmingham HS2 Curzon Street station given green light

07.07.17: Plans to redevelop the historic Birmingham Curzon station into a visitor centre to for passengers using the new HS2 terminal have been approved by the council. Birmingham City Council’s planning committee passed the redevelopment plan...

Creating successful stations and maximising surrounding development opportunities

06.07.17: Norrie Courts, stations director at Network Rail, discusses the future vision for stations and the need to include sustainable design. Rail travel in Britain is more popular than ever. In 2016 there were approximately 1.6 billion rail passe...

NR to extend platforms at Bristol Temple Meads for new GWR fleet

26.06.17: Two platforms at Bristol Temple Meads will be extended this summer in anticipation for a new fleet of diesel-electric Intercity Express Trains being brought into service by GWR. The announcement was made by Network Rail who say that the cur...

RDG: Station investment driving economic growth in local areas

22.06.17: Investment in stations worth £5.2bn has been crucial to spearheading economic growth in local areas, new analysis released by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has found. The RDG’s findings revealed that station regeneration was inf...

Plans for £125m Oxford station revamp unveiled

13.06.17: Initial plans for a £125m revamp of Oxford station have this week been released by Oxford City Council. The design includes plans for a new building fronted by a public square inspired by King’s Cross station, as well as a multi...

Northern calls on passengers to share opinions on station upgrades

06.06.17: Northern has this week called on passengers to voice their opinions on its station modernisation programme and how it can improve facilities in the future. The operator has launched a survey to garner the views of passengers on a number of...

Cambridge North station opens for service

22.05.17: Cambridge North station opened to passengers yesterday, and will now serve Cambridge’s science and business parks as well as the suburbs and villages north of the city centre. Trains operated by Greater Anglia on the Cambridge to Lond...

ScotRail ramps up station security with 300 new CCTV cameras

17.05.17: ScotRail has today announced that it is looking to crack down on crime at its stations by increasing the amount of new CCTV cameras being installed. Over 300 new cameras have been installed across the ScotRail Alliance’s 359 stations...

Inclusive design of ticket sales counters

17.05.17: Boaz Yariv, senior architect, and Dr Elizabeth de Mello, senior ergonomics specialist at Network Rail, present the main features of the new inclusive ticket counter in London Bridge station. In the last issue of RTM, we described the backgr...

Small stations: simple changes for quick wins

17.05.17: Richard Freeston-Clough of London TravelWatch explains how investing in small stations in the capital can deliver many benefits and also have a positive effect on the local economy. Small stations are fundamental to London’s transport...

Glasgow: subway station upgrades reach halfway point

11.05.17: Charles Hoskins, senior director at the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), gives RTM an update on the £300m Glasgow Subway Modernisation programme and the work still to do. At the end of 2016, Glasgow Subway celebrated its 1...

Final spans for Bolton interchange’s ‘skylink’ bridge put in place

10.05.17: The final two steel spans for Bolton interchange’s state-of-the-art ‘skylink’ bridge have now been put in place by engineers. Overnight on Monday, a 750-tonne crane was used to lift the spans, which will connect the interc...