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New joints for A1 bridge over ECML
A busy North East bridge that carries the A1 over the East Coast main line will undergo vital maintenance work in November to fix...
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Gatwick Airport station rebuild gathers pace
The huge new railway station concourse at Gatwick Airport station is now under construction and trains have already started to use the first platform...
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Liverpool to invest in new Merseyrail station
A £1.5 million investment by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has given a big boost to plans to build a new station in...
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Portsmouth landmark viaduct to be refurbished during January
One of Portsmouth’s most prominent Victorian railway structures is to get some vital engineering attention in January 2021.Built in 1876, the Landport Viaduct supports...
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Tram-Train pilot in Sheffield to act as blueprint for future schemes
The success of South Yorkshire’s Tram Train service has resulted in it being used as a blueprint to benefit future UK transport schemes, as...
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Multi-million-pound track upgrades in Cumbria
Network Rail will be upgrading track near Bootle station on five consecutive Sundays from 15 November to 13 December. Buses will replace trains between...
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Tunnelling completed at Bank Tube station
The project to modernise and expand Bank Underground station in London has reached a major milestone as tunnelling work is now complete.The tunnelling, which...
Rail News
Work continues to improve King’s Cross
Essential work continues at London King’s Cross as part of the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade that will transform journeys on the East Coast...
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Weekend work at Whaley Bridge will close railway in November
Essential upgrade work to two railway bridges in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, will affect local rail journeys next month.The structures will be made safe and...
Electrification
Programme of upgrades to Great Eastern main railway line
Vital rail upgrade works on the Great Eastern main line between Ipswich and London start this month, with work taking place at various points...
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PORR / Aggregate Industries consortium wins HS2 modular track contract
A partnership which includes PORR UK Ltd and Aggregate Industries UK has won a major contract to design and manufacture the modular track system...
Electrification
Plans revealed for major railway upgrade in West Yorkshire
Network Rail has published plans for major upgrades to the railway between Huddersfield and Westtown (Dewsbury) and is now inviting public comment.The plans, which...
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Crossrail governance transfers to TfL
As delivery of the Elizabeth line now moves into its complex final stages, Crossrail Ltd is working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it...
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Preston’s railway station gets impressive new glazing
A £600,000 restoration project on Preston station’s glazed frontage has seen the North side of the 140-year-old station transformed with new glazing and a...
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Conwy Valley line to reopen
The Conwy Valley Line in North Wales, which runs from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno, is due to reopen on 28 September following a £2.2...
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£216.2 million contract awarded for East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade
The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network, bolstered by...
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Edinburgh-Glasgow line, shut by flooding, to reopen 21 September
The line between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk, which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks on Wednesday...
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New footbridge at Westgate-on-Sea
Westgate-on-Sea station in Kent has a new footbridge giving stepped access between the station’s two platforms over the tracks of the Chatham Main Line.As...
