North Somerset Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve the submission of a Full Business Case for the £152M reinstatement of the abandoned Portishead Branch Line, with the aim of commencing works in August.
Plans for the Portishead Branch Line, also known as MetroWest Phase 1, will see the disused branch line…
Safeguarded land that was previously to be used for the construction of HS2 north of Birmingham is unlikely to be sold before a General Election, despite the government’s wishes to offload it.
This means that the government in power after the next General Election could have the option to reinstate the…
The UK government’s UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency has partnered with a range of credit providers to secure €1.2bn (£1bn) in financing for a 140km electrified high-speed rail project in Türkiye.
The project will be delivered by a joint venture between Turkish contractors Doğuş İnşaat, Çelikler and Özkar. This JV was…
Another crack in the railway was found during the night of 7 January which led to the disruption of Great Western Railway (GWR) services on the morning of 8 January.
The latest issue with track in the west of England follows a probe having been launched by the government regulator the…
Land featuring a section of an abandoned railway line near Leeds is to go up for auction, prompting calls from campaigners to safeguard it for potential use as a strategic route between Bradford and Wakefield.
The Wortley Curve connected the Wakefield to Leeds line to the Bradford to Leeds line before it closed in 1985. Campaigners have…
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has kicked off 2024 by promising to build a new eastern crossing over the River Tees and reconstruct Teesside Airport train station using funds from the cancelled northern legs of HS2.
The idea of a new eastern crossing linking Hartlepool and Redcar is not a new…
A planning application has been submitted by Network Rail to conduct remedial repairs to Stockport Viaduct, built in the 19th century.
Stockport viaduct is a 27 span brick arch structure, located in the centre of Stockport, north of Stockport railway station. It carries the West Coast Main line across the River…
Putting freight at the heart of future rail policy, commitment to a long-term electrification programme and safeguarding land for rail terminals are among the Rail Freight Group’s (RFG’s) advice for government to increase rail freight in the UK.
Last month the government announced that it has set an “ambitious” target of…
Network Rail has revealed that the new footbridge for Theale station will open this spring, 10 years after the plan was first tabled and at £8.25M more than it was originally expected to cost.
Funding for the design work for Theale station’s accessible footbridge was announced in 2013 while funding for…
Strong winds reaching 160km/h and flooding caused by Storm Henk have damaged railways and roads across southern and western England over the past 24 hours.
Rail With almost 300 flood warnings issued, a tunnel was flooded between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare leading the line to be shut, according to Great…
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