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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Innovative railway footbridge design is unveiled

A new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across Britain was unveiled by Network Rail at Rail Live today (June 16). The...

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Low-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of Grey

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Low-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of Grey

A rail resilience project reduces carbon impact by two-thirds with use of low carbon concrete leading to a 1,130-tonne carbon dioxide...

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Swansea railway station sees biggest refurbishment in more than a decade

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Swansea railway station sees biggest refurbishment in more than a decade

Swansea railway station has been given a dramatic transformation after Network Rail and Transport for Wales came together to deliver key...

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Midlands Engine Rail

Seven projects. 736 more passenger trains every day. Fully integrated with HS2. Midlands Engine Rail (MER) is our £3.5 billion plan to...

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Prime Minister’s delight as Carbis Bay station sign returned to former glory

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Prime Minister’s delight as Carbis Bay station sign returned to former glory

Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a new Carbis Bay station sign on Thursday 10 June, while at the G& Conference, almost 70 years...

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Jun 22, 20214 min read

Around the World by Train!

A 13,000km-long railway line from China to the USA, running partially underwater to cover the Bering Strait. It would be the finishing...

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Cardiff Crossrail: details emerge on new train stations and tram routes

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Cardiff Crossrail: details emerge on new train stations and tram routes

New details have been revealed about major upgrades to public transport in northwest Cardiff including new train stations, express bus...

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Oakengates railway footbridge to be replaced

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

Oakengates railway footbridge to be replaced

An old footbridge near Oakengates Station is being removed to make way for a new structure as part of an improvement scheme costing...

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Faster trains planned for Shropshire

All change – Shrewsbury Station is currently served by diesel-run trains, which are slower and more polluting than electric The scheme,...

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Now ‘eyesore’ rail bridge is covered in graffiti tags

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Now ‘eyesore’ rail bridge is covered in graffiti tags

A RAILWAY bridge branded an “eyesore” by the chairman of a Henley conservation group has now been targeted by vandals. Graffiti “tags”...

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HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

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Jun 21, 20213 min read

HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

HS2 has launched the search for a construction contractor to build Interchange Station. Bidders are asked to put themselves forward for...

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Ministerial support for electrification

Goring and Streatley showing electrification and new footbridge The Government is to back a rolling programme of electrification as part...

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Historic Oxfordshire railway bridge set for new lease of life

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Historic Oxfordshire railway bridge set for new lease of life

A deteriorating Nineteenth Century railway bridge in Oxfordshire is to be restored to its former glory as part of a renovation project...

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Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Even Better Connections at Bristol Temple Meads

Passengers can now stay better connected with the rollout of fast, free and reliable WiFi at Bristol Temple Meads station. The new...

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£250,000 major refurbishment at world’s largest operating mechanical signal box

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Jun 1, 20213 min read

£250,000 major refurbishment at world’s largest operating mechanical signal box

The largest operational mechanical signal box in the world has just had its biggest refurbishment in more than a decade with work on the...

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Cementation Skanska bags an HS2 retaining box

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Cementation Skanska bags an HS2 retaining box

HS2 approach route to Euston station The huge piling job for HS2 consortium Skanska Costain Strabag will involve installing 2,000 piles...

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Work progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail station

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Work progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail station

Work on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began in April, is progressing at pace. Preparatory works to the site, near to the...

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Rail improvements on the Cotswolds Line

Plans to carry out track improvement, and bridge refurbishment, work saw the railway line between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub...

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Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Surveying the entirety of Scotland’s rail network

FUGRO has been awarded a contract to survey Scotland’s entire rail network to support the continued safe passage of trains. The work will...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Renew Invests for Electrification

Infrastructure engineering services company Renew announced on Tuesday 25th May that its wholly owned subsidiary QTS Group has acquired...

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