Rail Projects

UK businesses are being encouraged to get ready for the next stream of multi-million-pound contracts that will soon be released by HS2. In readiness for the next stage of the construction programme, HS2 is searching for more UK companies to...

Construction of HS2’s station at Old Oak Common is continuing at pace, with the station box taking shape as workers complete the first base slab concrete pour at the western end. The 850-metre station box reaches 20 metres below ground...

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has today revealed its strategy to improve the lives of millions of people in the North by: Slashing railway carbon emissions, equivalent to taking six million cars off the road for an entire year; Creating and...

HS2 has played a key role in founding one of six ‘green’ apprenticeships that will be marked with the Coronation emblem in recognition of their sustainability credentials. The Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner (level 4) Apprenticeship was selected by industry...

HS2 has announced that 10 million tonnes of material have been delivered to – and removed from – construction sites by rail, a major milestone in its plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads. Businesses involved came...

Network Rail and train operators are advising passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as teams carry out vital work to upgrade the railway between Grantham and Doncaster. Routine engineering work is usually carried out on weekends and Bank...

The House of Commons Transport Committee will soon judge a series of pitches from transport experts and enthusiasts who are vying to convince MPs to adopt their idea as the subject of the Committee’s next inquiry. It comes after the...

Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between London Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over the early May bank holiday. Between Saturday 29 April and Tuesday 2 May, teams carried out vital work...

HS2 has taken a further step forward in decarbonising the construction sector, completing a world first by installing four 30-metre-deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig. The trial took place as part of work done...

The new Leven station is beginning to take shape after two months of intensive work on the site. Part of the £116m Scottish Government-funded Levenmouth Rail Link project, the station will reconnect local communities to the rail network for the...