Rail Projects

A team of 20 demolition experts from Solihull-based firm Armac Demolition has worked 24/7 to remove a 4,000 tonne two-span bridge over the M42 to make way for the HS2 railway in the West Midlands. The team used eight 50...

Passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel if they are using the East Coast Main Line over the August Bank Holiday weekend as key engineering work for the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP)...

Railway engineers are about to enter an important phase to connect a major new rail freight interchange to the West Coast main line in Northampton. Drone footage has been released today (Wednesday 9 August) showing where the new link to...

From Saturday 19 August to Friday 1 September, buses will replace South Western Railway (SWR) trains during a three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Hounslow, to allow the newly installed...

Network Rail will be replacing nine sets of 40-year-old points either side of Stowmarket station during the early autumn, helping to make this part of the main line fit for the future. Points are movable sections of track that allow...

HS2 today confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging HS2’s longest tunnels - have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters of the way through their 10 mile drive under the...

HS2’s new ‘super-hub’ station in West London, which will be the largest newly built station in the UK, is currently under construction, and has been awarded an outstanding rated score under the internationally recognised Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)...

HS2 today revealed a new spoil conveyor designed to take around 70,000 lorry journeys off Buckinghamshire’s roads and significantly reduce disruption for local residents during the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. The conveyor stretches for 1.3km...

Passengers travelling along the Midland Main Line between London St Pancras and the north are being urged to check before they travel as engineering work between Leicester and Kettering will impact on journeys on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6...

Network Rail has submitted an application for listed building consent to Highland Council to carry out temporary repairs on Glenfinnan viaduct.  Work is required on cracking above one of the spans (concrete arches) of the structure, and a temporary brace...