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HS2 north portal site ready for tunnel boring machine

Excavation of HS2’s north portal site of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel is now complete and ready for the launch of the tunnel boring machine that will...

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HS2 north portal site ready for tunnel boring machine

Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devon

Network Rail has submitted plans, to Teignbridge District Council, for the extension of the rockfall shelter which shields a key stretch of railway in...

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Proposals submitted for rockfall shelter extension in Devon

Vital £3.5m upgrades at Dover Priory station complete

Refurbishment work at Dover Priory station has been completed thanks to a £3.5m investment from Network Rail. The footbridge’s life span has been...

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Historic bridge to be replaced with a stronger replica in Worcestershire

Worcester Shrub Hill station is set to have a turn back time moment when their bridge, which was removed last year, is replaced by an identical...

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Worcester Shrub Hill luggage bridge replacement composite

Major £17m Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project complete

On the 19th of Feb, engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge...

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Major £17m Southampton Freight Train Lengthening project complete

East Kilbride electrification works to begin

Preliminary works will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the East Kilbride-Glasgow Central railway as part of a multi...

South Wales Metro continues to lift the local economy

The South Wales Metro project that is being delivered by Transport for Wales is continuing to boost the local economy by providing more opportunities...

Network Rail awards £900k design contract for Edinburgh Wa...

Network Rail has awarded a £900,000 design contract to Mott MacDonald for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The contract will involve design work to...

Network Rail teams continue to tackle graffiti

Network Rail has deployed teams at London Euston and Liverpool to remove graffiti visible to residents and passengers. At London Euston special teams...

ORR: 74.7% of trains arrived on time between Oct/Dec 2020

The Office of Rail and Road has today (18 Feb) published its passenger rail performance statistics 2020-21 Q3. That numbers show that between October...

HS2 launches innovative approach to tackling biodiversity ...

HS2 has announced a new approach to tackling Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS), saving time, money and carbon output by minimising soil excavation...

Stonehaven-Montrose railway to reopen

The rail route between Stonehaven and Montrose will reopen for passenger and freight customers next Monday (22 Feb) following the successful...

Track workers and Bloxwich station aerial composite

Millions invested into West Midlands railway developments

As part of Network Rail’s £3 million investment to renew track along key routes, the West Midlands is having 6km of track replaced. The works form...

Transport for the North told to hold off on NPR business p...

Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has instructed Transport for the North, to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail...

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Designs for HS2 Euston tunnel headhouse revealed

HS2 have revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston...

Britannia Bridge restoration works to protect vital rail l...

The three land towers on Britannia Bridge are set to receive refurbishment works from Feb 17th. Designed and built by Robert Stephenson in 1850, the...

Harwich branch line reliability improved

Track, sleepers and ballast have been replaced by Network Rail on the Harwich branch line, following renewals and maintenance. The programme of works...

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Innovation In Edinburgh

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