The Treherbert railway line will reopen to passengers in February 2024, following its overhaul as part of the South Wales Metro project.
The Treherbert line is one of the Core Valley Lines, which also include the railways to Aberdare, Coryton, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. Upgrades to these lines and their associated…
Network Rail has successfully removed a footbridge at Dumfries train station in “minutes” to make way for an accessibility-friendly replacement.
Over the course of 16 December, the footbridge, which connects platforms one and two at the station, was taken out of use in the morning to allow engineers to prepare for…
A key figure leading delivery of the Euston High Speed 2 (HS2) station has accused the government of dithering over attempts to get private cash in to rescue the paused project.
Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds said chancellor Jeremy Hunt had called him asking for support with the plan to attract…
The UK government has set itself an “ambitious” target of growing rail freight by at least 75% by 2050.
The target has been set following Great British Railways Transition Team’s (GBRTT’s) detailed call for evidence with industry leaders, customers and other stakeholders. GBRTT has also recently formed its Strategic Freight Unit…
It’s rare in the rail industry to see more women than men in a room, but that was overwhelmingly the case when Inspire - Network Rail’s gender equality network - held its 10-year anniversary conference in Birmingham on 6 December.
More than 130 people gathered to celebrate a decade of…
The two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) digging HS2's Chiltern tunnels have reached the Chesham Road intervention shaft, on track to complete their 16km journey under the Chilterns next year.
The 2,000t machines, named Florence and Cecilia, are now 90% of the way through their two-and-a-half-year drive between the M25 and South…
HS2's precast tunnel segments are being transported via railway from Hartlepool to London for use in the 5.4km Northolt Tunnel East.
The pre-cast concrete segments are being delivered by rail to minimise road traffic and reduce carbon emissions. Strabag, the company manufacturing the segments for HS2’s next London tunnel drives, opened…
A consortium led by Eiffage has won a €2.54bn (£2.2bn) contract to design and build a section of Line 15 East of the Grand Paris Express.
Société du Grand Paris’ overall €35.6bn (£28bn) Grand Paris Express project will see 200km of new metro line to its public transport network. The…
Track laying for East West Rail’s (EWR’s) first connection stage (CS1) between Bicester and Bletchley is now “99% complete” according to the project promoter East West Rail Co.
The new track construction train working on the project has made its 58th and final visit to CS1, and is now laying the…
The construction of High Speed 2's (HS2's) control centre at Washwood Heath has passed an earthworks milestone with BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV) excavating 1Mm3 of material at the site.
Work to prepare the ground for HS2’s new Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and train maintenance depot at Washwood Heath in…
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