The Commons transport select committee has urged the government to revive three electrification projects which were scrapped last year.
The public scrutiny body is calling for the Midland Mainline, Great Western Mainline and Lakes Line electrification schemes, which were cancelled in July 2017, to be “recategorised as pending, and placed in…
Balfour Beatty has launched its new rail innovation centre in Derby.
Built to develop its digital rail concept, the purpose built facility will focus on its latest developments in measurement systems, ‘predict & prevent’ technology, signalling and data science. It will also be developing its software products including a range of Omnicom…
Disruption on the roads and rail looks likely to ensue, as the mercury continues to rise.
Train tracks have buckled while some roads are in meltdown as the UK deals with its hottest spell of 2018. Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire is preparing gritters to cope with melting roads and the M5…
South Wales is set to get a £100M rail testing facility, the Welsh Government has announced.
The centre will have an innovation accelerator and be equipped for rolling stock and infrastructure testing, storage, decommissioning, maintenance and serving asset to the industry and the wider supply-chain. The decision comes after it was…
Hydrogen trains are set to revolutionise the rail network.
A government imposed deadline to rid the rail network of diesel powered trains by 2040 has propelled the new technology to the fore. The technology is already being eyed up by the new Wales and Borders railway franchise, with plenty more interest growing across…
High Speed 2 9HS2) and Crossrail 2 are among 13 infrastructure bodies contributing to a new ICE report on digital transformation.
Transport for Greater Manchester, Scottish Power and Tideway are also among the organisations signed up to the initiative to improve project delivery and asset management. They join Project 13 early adopters including…
The Rail Industry Association (RIA) has thrown its weight behind Midlands Connect’s bid to become a sub-national transport body, which would give it greater powers over transport.
The Midlands transport body is looking to follow in the footsteps of Transport for the North, which won devolved powers over spending earlier this…
Network Rail is in transition. Its bosses are keen to shake off the perception that it is difficult and obstructive to work with.
It is no longer a case of what can the supply chain do for it, rather what can it do for the supply chain. “We’re really trying…
Network Rail contractors will have to pay subcontractors within 28 days, under new rules imposed for control period 6 (CP6).
Tier One contractors will also have to remove the use of retentions on payments, as part of the Network Rail contract shakeup. The rail operator said the new terms would help…
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has survived a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons after weeks of chaos on the railways.
The Labour Party tabled an opposition day debate on confidence in Grayling following a failed timetable change that has resulted in cancellations, delays and the introduction of an…
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