Rail news, updates and insights https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:21:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Rail news, updates and insights https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Reinstatement of disused railway in Lancashire tabled https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:20:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272817 Transport minister Huw Merriman has met with MPs in Lancashire to discuss the potential reinstatement of passenger services to the northern section of the Ribble Valley line.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/reinstatement-of-disused-railway-in-lancashire-tabled-15-01-2024/feed/ 1 Can DfT justify its promise of a new £2bn Bradford station? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:16:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272775 The Department for Transport (DfT) does not yet have a business case or cost calculations to justify its £2bn pledge for a new Bradford station, but the need for it is clear.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/can-dft-justify-its-promise-of-a-new-2bn-bradford-station-12-01-2024/feed/ 1 Labour leader rules out revival of HS2 northern legs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:04:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272745 The Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer has said that it would be “impossible” to bring HS2 to the North.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-leader-rules-out-revival-of-hs2-northern-legs-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Systra report promotes benefits of building new West Lothian station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:19:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272774 There is a strong case for constructing a new rail connection for the village of Winchburgh in West Lothian, a report from Systra has concluded.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/systra-report-promotes-benefits-of-building-new-west-lothian-station-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail Consulting wins £57.5M contract for systems engineering on California High-Speed Rail https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:14:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272743 Network Rail Consulting’s US office has been awarded a $73.2M (£57.5M) contract to provide systems engineering services to California’s High-Speed Rail programme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-consulting-wins-57-5m-contract-for-systems-engineering-on-california-high-speed-rail-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 invites local community to vote on Balsall Common viaduct designs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:52:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272769 People in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, are being asked to vote on designs for a viaduct as part of what HS2 calls its “commitment to inclusive design”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-invites-local-community-to-vote-on-balsall-common-viaduct-designs-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 starts year-long slide of 450m ‘double composite’ bridge deck for Wendover Dean viaduct https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-starts-year-long-slide-of-450m-double-composite-bridge-deck-for-wendover-dean-viaduct-11-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-starts-year-long-slide-of-450m-double-composite-bridge-deck-for-wendover-dean-viaduct-11-01-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:28:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272720 HS2 main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has commenced sliding sections of deck for the 450m long Wendover Dean viaduct into position, a process that will take a year to complete.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-starts-year-long-slide-of-450m-double-composite-bridge-deck-for-wendover-dean-viaduct-11-01-2024/feed/ 0 £5M lagoon built to stop Gloucestershire railway flooding failed during Storm Henk https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:19:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272698 A lagoon built by Network Rail to help alleviate flood risk to a railway in Gloucestershire failed during Storm Henk, with the line between Bristol Parkway and Swindon closing for eight days.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/5m-lagoon-built-to-stop-gloucestershire-railway-flooding-failed-during-storm-henk-11-01-2024/feed/ 1 HS2 chief says government’s inability to afford construction schedule contributed to overruns https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:48:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272648 The chair and acting chief executive of HS2 Ltd has said the project’s delays and cost hikes have been partly caused by the government not being able to afford the construction schedule.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-chief-says-governments-inability-to-afford-construction-schedule-contributed-to-overruns-10-01-2024/feed/ 2 Alstom signs £430M contract to build 22.4km battery-powered tramline in Saudi Arabia https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/alstom-signs-430m-contract-to-build-22-4km-battery-powered-tramline-in-saudi-arabia-10-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/alstom-signs-430m-contract-to-build-22-4km-battery-powered-tramline-in-saudi-arabia-10-01-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:45:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272618 Alstom has announced it has signed a “more than” €500M (£430M) contract with the Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia for a battery-powered tram scheme called the Tramway Project.

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