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Approved WMCA Budget will fund schemes that can support economic recovery and help protect environment
A budget of more than £900m, including funding for infrastructure, regeneration and job training schemes that can support the region’s post-Covid-19 economic recovery and...
Industry News
Hastings line to be closed from Robertsbridge through to Tonbridge from Monday as Network Rail engineers tackle earthwork repairs
Network Rail engineers are accelerating work to rebuild a cutting at the entrance to a tunnel on the London to Hastings line to reduce...
High Speed Rail
Reaction to HS2 Phase 2a gaining Royal Assent
HS2 Phase 2a (Birmingham - Crewe) has today reached Royal AssentReacting to this announcement, Maria Machancoses, director of Midlands Connect, said:“Today’s historic milestone will...
Industry News
One of the country’s most hit railway bridges is repaired and strengthened allowing Cambridgeshire road to reopen
Stonea road in Cambridgeshire reopened this week after one of the country’s most hit railway bridges was repaired and strengthened, following a crash that...
Industry News
Plans to give Aldridge its own railway station move forward with £400k land deal
Plans to give Aldridge its own railway station have moved forward after the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) agreed a £400,000 investment to buy...
Industry News
Footpath reopens following major work to protect railway from erosion in East Yorkshire
A popular footpath which runs between Hessle and North Ferriby has reopened following the completion of major work to protect a nearby railway embankment...
General Interest
HS2 reveals Chilterns ‘barn design’ vent shaft for Chalfont St Giles
HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile...
General Interest
Passengers to benefit from railway drainage improvements in Trafford
Passenger journeys are being made more reliable with railway drainage upgrade work underway in Greater Manchester.A £1.3m Great North Rail Project investment will see a...
Industry News
Passengers set for longer platforms, new footbridge and step free access in £31million Feltham station upgrade
£31million Feltham station upgrade completed with extended platforms, new pedestrian and cycle bridge and step-free entranceClosure of Feltham West level crossing has enhanced the...
Industry News
Major improvements on scenic Esk Valley line as Network Rail upgrades 1940’s track
Network Rail is upgrading sections of track on the Esk Valley line, which date back to the 1940’s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers...
Industry News
More reliable journeys after major £1.4m Merseyside railway upgrade
Passengers and motorists are benefiting from work to refurbish a major railway bridge in St Helens.The £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the...
General Interest
Network Rail invests £3 million to refurbish station roof at Stirling
Work will begin shortly on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs of the...
Company News
First battery-powered tram successfully tested by Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail has successfully tested its first battery-powered tram in Florence – an important milestone towards expanding the firm’s offer to market the vehicles...
General Interest
New mass transit for West Yorkshire within 10 years
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced ambitious plans for a clean and connected transport system that will connect all West Yorkshire’s communities to...
General Interest
Buckinghamshire footbridge to be replaced
A picturesque footbridge over the Chiltern main line in Buckinghamshire is to undergo a major overhaul to make it safer and more reliable for...
Company News
Xrail wins four-year maintenance contract on Spanish high-speed network
Xrail Group, the engineering solutions and services provider of engineering services from highly specialised consulting to turnkey project delivery, has won a four-year maintenance...
General Interest
Successful Christmas engineering works in south London and Sussex
Engineering work on the railway over Christmas and the New Year has delivered vital rail upgrades across Sussex and south London.On the Brighton main...
General Interest
Major overhaul for Lancaster’s listed footbridge
Lancaster stations’ Grade II footbridge is being refurbished as the city’s railway station evolves for the future.The historic footbridge, which spans platforms 3 –...
