Network Rail has alerted suppliers that it is procuring for its £1.2bn Midland Main Line (MML) Electrification Partnership framework, which is looking to deliver electrification more efficiently.
The latest phase of electrification of the MML between Market Harborough and Wigston South, which started in November 2022, has been delivered separately as…
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Network Rail installs new road bridge over Cornwall railway
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
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
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…
Calls for commitment to Leamside line reopening after government U-turns in ‘record time’
The government has been urged to re-commit to re-opening the Leamside line, after the scheme was removed from the Network North website.
Earlier this week the Department for Transport (DfT) revealed full details of the £36bn Network North investment plan promised by prime minister Rishi Sunak to replace the scrapped Manchester…
Sunak’s ‘scorched earth’ slashing of HS2 means further legs will never be built
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s “scorched earth” approach to cancelling High Speed 2 (HS2), including slashing Euston’s capacity and removing safeguards on the route, means that the northern legs of the high-speed network will never be built.
The fate of the UK’s flagship infrastructure project was finally made official on Wednesday 4…
East West Rail ponders innovations for ‘faster and cheaper’ project delivery
A sustainable cable management system, 3D printed concrete and self-healing infrastructure were among the pitches heard by East West Railway (EWR) Co. at its supplier innovation event, as it looks to improve delivery and maintenance of the new Oxford to Cambridge railway.
EWR Co. is a specialist delivery company created to…
Network North: what is in Rishi Sunak’s £36bn HS2 replacement plan?
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’
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…
Sunak confirms cancellation of northern leg of HS2 and Euston management change
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2), Birmingham to Manchester, will not go ahead, while a new management team will take over the development of the Euston station site.
Sunak said that he is “ending this long-running saga [and] cancelling the rest of the…