High Speed Rail
HS2 urges jobseekers to sign up for thousand new training opportunities
Jobseekers living near the HS2 route will benefit from 1,000 new training opportunities from this week thanks to funding secured by one of the project’s key subcontractors.
More than 600 people have already passed through the three dedicated plant training...
Infrastructure
1stinrail called on to overhaul track in Keadby Drawbridge project
UK railway engineering company 1stinrail has completed extensive track replacement work on the Keadby Drawbridge, the unique structure crossing the Stainforth and Keadby Canal that connects Doncaster with Scunthorpe and the Lincolnshire coast.
1stinrail Project Manager Ryan Hughes said: “This was a fascinating project...
Industry News
Time-lapse shows major repairs as railway through Telford reopens to passengers
The railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury has fully reopened to passenger trains after engineers complete emergency repairs to a failed railway embankment.
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience this morning (Friday 29 March) after three weeks of disruption...
High Speed Rail
Twenty first and eighteenth centuries meet as HS2 traverses Grand Union Canal
New photographs and video published today show the meeting of two engineering landmarks – as the UK’s longest railway bridge crosses the country’s longest canal.
Images show the most recently-completed section of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct after deck segments were laid to span...
Mainline Rail
East West Rail to hold drop-in events ahead of statutory consultation
East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has announced a series of information events in May to help people understand how the formal application process to build the railway works.
Nine information events will be held in May across the whole...
Rail News
Government sets out next steps on Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester
The next steps of development for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between Manchester and Liverpool have been announced, following extensive engagement with local leaders and local MPs by Ministers.
The announcement comes after the Government's Network North plan confirmed £12 billion to boost connections...
Industry News
Jenny Gilruth MSP sees Levenmouth rail link progress
Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link last week (Friday 22 March) to get the latest update on the project.
Work to complete the rail link is ongoing with the Fife towns...
Electrification
First electric train completes test run between Manchester and Stalybridge
An electric train has travelled for the first time between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
Engineers have been testing the new electrification equipment installed along the route as part of the multi-billion-pound upgrade...
Environment
Planning approval received for HS2’s Burton green tunnel
HS2 has received Schedule 17 planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green.
The designs respond to community feedback, focusing on bigger and better green spaces around the railway, following public...
High Speed Rail
Last HS2 tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands begins dig towards Birmingham
On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high speed railway in the West Midlands.
The 125-metres-long TBM has started on its journey to dig the second bore of HS2’s...
Latest News
Network Rail engineers gear up for £135m investment in Britain’s railway this May
More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed...