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Network Rail installs new road bridge over Cornwall railway

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A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall has moved one step closer after Network Rail engineers moved a new road bridge into place over the railway.

The new road, known as the Newquay Strategic Route, will connect Nansledan, on the edge of Newquay, to the A392 at the Hendra roundabout.…

Duo of 160t metal spans moved into place on restored Barmouth Viaduct

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Network Rail has successfully moved two new 160t metallic spans into place onto Barmouth Viaduct, reaching a milestone in the restoration of the iconic structure.

The intricate and complex operation to transfer and position the spans followed a practice run on a purpose-built mock track. It means that the team is…

New HS2 Euston will only go forward with private investment

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The government has confirmed that the prime minister’s vision of a “Euston Quarter” with a six-platform High Speed 2 (HS2) station and “up to 10,000 homes” will only go forward with private investment.

During his HS2-slashing speech on Wednesday 4 October, Rishi Sunak announced that the development of HS2’s London terminus…

Network North: what is in Rishi Sunak’s £36bn HS2 replacement plan?

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed full details of the £36bn investment plan promised by Rishi Sunak to replace the scrapped Manchester and East Midlands legs of High Speed 2 (HS2).

The prime minister told colleagues at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday that his Network North programme was better…

Reaction to cancellation of HS2: ‘Disappointed and disheartened’

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Prime minister Rishi Sunak took the opportunity of his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference today, 4 October, to confirm the cancellation of High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham and promise a swathe of other transport investments.

Reaction from the transport sector has been effusive. An updating collection of…