Company News
Alstom awarded Cambridge re-signalling contract
Network Rail has awarded a major design and delivery contract to Alstom as part of a £194 million investment for the renewal of the signalling systems in the Cambridge area.
The Cambridge re-signalling project aims to replace the existing systems...
Contract News
UK firms encouraged to bid for £500m worth of contracts on offer at HS2’s Euston station site
HS2’s Station Construction Partner for Euston station, a joint venture between Mace and Dragados (MD JV), is ramping up procurement this month, as it starts to offer packages worth over £500 million to help deliver HS2’s brand-new station at...
Careers
HS2 launches major recruitment campaign to mark National Apprenticeship Week
HS2 is continuing its commitment to ‘Build the Future’ – the theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week – by recruiting for more talented individuals to play a part in the construction of Britain’s new high capacity, zero carbon...
Careers
Avanti West Coast launch new Train Driver recruitment campaign
Avanti West Coast has launched a campaign to help recruit 40 new Train Drivers at locations throughout the UK in 2022.
The initiative aims to encourage more people, especially women, to consider the role as a realistic career to pursue.
Earlier...
HS2
HS2’s journey north accelerates as Bill extending the route to Manchester is handed to Parliament
The prospect of high-speed journeys adding extra capacity into the rail network, and helping to close the distances between towns and cities in the Midlands and North, took a giant leap forward today (24 January 2022) as the Bill...
Environment
New report shows that HS2 is key to transport decarbonisation
A new report published on 20 January makes it clear that a national high speed rail network, with HS2 at its centre, has an essential role to play in the UK achieving its net zero ambitions by 2050.
Published by...
High Speed Rail
Virtual Reality will help make HS2 one of the most reliable railways in the world
Virtual Reality and real time monitoring by sensors built into HS2’s infrastructure including rails, bridges and overhead power lines will help make Britain’s new high speed rail network one of the world’s most reliable railways.
Detailed designs being prepared by...
Environment
RAIB releases report into Carmarthenshire derailment and fire
RAIB has released its report into the derailment and fire involving a tanker train at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, 26 August 2020.
At about 23:04 hrs on 26 August 2020, train 6A11, the 21:52 hrs service from Robeston (Milford Haven) to Theale,...
Industry News
Network Rail and The Talent Foundry complete pilot scheme to encourage young people into rail industry
Network Rail and The Talent Foundry have completed the initial pilot scheme of the Track to the Future programme, which aims to inspire young people to consider a career in the rail sector.
Four schools took part in the pilot...
Industry News
Network Rail completes £22m festive upgrades
Network Rail thanks passengers and local residents for their patience and understanding over the festive period while it has completed important rail upgrades.
Over the Christmas and New Year break, Network Rail’s team of engineers has been hard at work...
Latest News
HS2 moves 1,100-tonne viaduct in weekend operation
HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two...