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May 11, 20213 min read
GWSR volunteers take occupation of ‘The Goods Shed’
(Ian Crowder/GWSR) Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) volunteers have taken occupation of a new welfare building, which is...
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rodneypitt9
May 11, 20213 min read
Network Rail and RIBA announce railway station design competition winner
Edinburgh-based architectural practice, 7N Architects, has won a competition to shape Britain’s future railways, Network Rail and the...
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rodneypitt9
May 8, 20212 min read
Rock Fall Shelter Plans Approved
Teignbridge District Council has approved Network Rail’s proposal to extend an existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between...
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rodneypitt9
May 8, 20211 min read
Very Light Rail Rapid Charger Installed at Dudley Test Track and New Battery Charger
Furrer+Frey GB has installed an ‘ultra-rapid’ battery charge station at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, where...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 23, 20211 min read
New light-rail charging station installed in Dudley
A new rapid-charging station in Dudley will provide light rail vehicles with a low-cost alternative to the traditional overhead line...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Engineering Train Goes Up in Smoke!
An engineering train caught fire near a railway station, blocking the line and disrupting travel. At its height six fire engines were on...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 21, 20213 min read
New Hope for Portishead Line
Portishead Station 1867 According to a report in the New Civil Engineer, construction and flood risk concerns have been alleviated as...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Fundraiser for campaign to reinstate Aberystwyth-Carmarthen rail line
A campaign group calling for the reintroduction of the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway line has launched a fundraising bid. Traws Link...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Bedminster station becomes the End of The Line!
A minor train station on the mainline into Bristol is to become the new railway terminus for passengers arriving in the city. Bedminster...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20211 min read
New HS2 Environmental Contract
Balfour Beatty has won a £52 million contract from HS2, to deliver environmental works across the route from West Midlands to Crewe. The...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20211 min read
The First London Underground Escalator
The most dangerous thing about Tube escalators is probably getting your laces caught in the gaps but when London Underground opened the...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Flying Banana Flies Through Wales!
THE most technically advanced train of its type in the world, Network Rail’s ‘NMT’ flew through Pembrokeshire this week at 125mph. The...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 14, 20211 min read
£95 million HS2 contract for HS2 Geotechnical Engineering
Keller Group PLC has said that its joint venture with foundation contractor Bauer Technologies Ltd has won a £95 million contract as a...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 12, 20211 min read
New Footbridge to Replace Rusting Structure at Oakengates
Nearly a million pounds is being invested to replace a public footbridge to provide a better way for people to cross the railway in...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Access Improved at St James Park
Passengers will benefit from having better access when boarding and leaving trains following the completion of upgrades to the platforms...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Bridge over the River Fowey
Drone shot of Lostwithiel (Sarah Yeoman) Work to renew parts of the River Fowey viaduct and repair some of the railway track at...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Network Rail Goes One Big Circle
Intelligent video specialist, One Big Circle has successfully secured a contract with Network Rail to detect critical faults on the...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Rail improvements to impact journeys on the Tarka Line
Plans to carry out track improvement and platform extension work will see the railway line between Barnstaple and Crediton closed for...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
South Western Rail Network to implement ‘5G-rail’
As the rail industry looks forward to the to end of lockdown and return of costumer and commuters under government guidelines. The South...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Anderton Concrete to supply more than 6,000 metres of precast concrete troughing
Anderlite C/1/43 straight concrete troughs have been manufactured in half lengths of 500mm with one-metre lids. The signals are being put...
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