Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest rail tunnel, will not return to full operation until September next year due to damage caused by a freight train derailment in August, Swiss authorities have said.
SBB, the Swiss national rail operator, has stated that the derailment of the freight train on 10 August…
Plans to build the first Very Light Rail system in the UK has reached a major milestone as the vehicle has been successfully tested on innovative track that was laid in weeks.
The Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) project has successfully run one of its vehicles on test track at the…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved the Outline Business Case (OBC) for reopening Beeston and Tarporley after efforts from a local campaign group.
Beeston and Tarporley station first opened in 1840 on the Crewe to Chester line but was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Cits. Now, only…
Historic England has denounced plans for a £1.5bn regeneration of London Liverpool Street station, calling the proposals for tall buildings “grossly disproportionate” in scale and saying the rail upgrades would “sacrifice much of the character” of the building.
Network Rail, railway operator MTR and property specialist Sellar submitted a joint planning…
Transport minister Huw Merriman has said “funding is there” for reopening the disused Leamside line in the North East, despite the government removing it from its Network North pledges.
Huw Merriman attended an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Leamside line meeting last week to discuss the viability of reinstating the…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has accepted Network Rail’s £43.1bn plan for Control Period 7 (CP7), April 2024-March 2029, which will focus on building network resilience and increasing rail freight.
The rail operator's £4.6bn plan for Scotland's railways has also been approved. The announcement was made with the official…
Researchers from both the University of Surrey and University of Swansea have concluded that solar farms in space are a possibility after a six-year study project.
New research from both universities now claims it is viable to produce low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space and will be…
A new £14M road bridge has opened in Chelmsford, marking the completion of a £35M project to deliver a relief road for a new housing development.
Constructed by Countryside (now part of Vistry Group) and L&Q, and aided by sub-contractor Graham, the new 161m three-span bridge will facilitate the opening of…
The UK government has promised to release a "practical" roadmap by the end of the year on how it intends to reach 24GW of nuclear energy powering the nation's grid by 2050.
As the UK’s energy network looks to move to renewables, somewhat of a nuclear revolution is taking place. This…
The leader of Dartford Borough Council has urged the government to “get on with” the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) to help cope with the negative effect the at-capacity Dartford Crossing has on the local area.
Proposals for the new major tunnel are currently with the Planning Inspectorate but in March the…
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