Infrastructure
MTR to advise on Shenzhen Metro extension
MTR is to help design and commission the North Extension of Shenzhen Metro Longhua Line.
MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) Limited, which operates the line, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Longhua New District Administration Commission to advise and...
Rail News
Millions more to use Crossrail than first predicted
Three of Crossrail's central London stations will reach capacity quicker than originally predicted, according to a new report.
Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road and Farringdon are now expected to serve a quarter-of-a-million passengers a year by 2026 - 65 million...
Infrastructure
£250m WCML rail project gets under way
A project to deliver £250 million worth of upgrades on the West Coast main line has begun.
The Stafford Area Improvement Programme (SAIP) will involve the installation of new signalling equipment and the creation of a new freight loop around...
Rail News
Upgraded Class 365 delivered
Bombardier has handed back the first of 40Â Great Northern Class 365s undergoing a major overhaul.
The unit, which carries passengers between London Kings Cross, Peterborough, Cambridge and King’s Lynn, has had new seat upholstery and flooring installed and features a...
HS2
Kirby to become new HS2 chief executive
Network Rail's Simon Kirby, the man leading some of Britain's biggest rail infrastructure projects, has been appointed by HS2 to manage construction of the £42 billion high-speed rail system.
Kirby, whose project CV includes the King's Cross and Reading Station...
Rail News
Crossrail construction reaches halfway point
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has visited Crossrail's Tottenham Court Road station to see the progress being made on London's new £14.8 billion railway.
The visit coincided with the project reaching the halfway point in its construction programme.
Prime Minister David...
Rail News
Hitachi ETCS equipment certified for use with IEP
New trains delivered as part of the £5.8 billion Intercity Express Programme (IEP) will be fitted with Hitachi's own ETCS signalling system, the company has announced.
Hitachi confirmed today (January 15) that its onboard solution had now been successfully certified...
Infrastructure
Railway staff beat storms in festive upgrade
Despite the additional work of clearing up after yet another winter flood-and-storm scenario, railway staff delivered an ambitious and record-breaking programme of upgrades across the network over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Engineers laid new track and ballast, platforms, lifts and footbridges as well as upgrading signalling and electrification equipment. At more than £100m, [...]
Rail Projects
£25m plans for new Peckham Rye station district to be revealed
Designs to revitalise the area around the Grade 2 listed Peckham Rye railway station will move a step closer to reality this weekend as the next phase of public consultation begins.
On January 18, designs by architect Weston Williamson and...
Rail News
Trial runs begin on Delhi Metro Phase III
Trial runs are underway on the first section of Phase III of the Delhi Metro.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) began testing between Central Secretariat and Mandi House on December 30 and believe that the first three kilometre stretch...
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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...