Lineside vegetation, and its control, is always the subject of debate between those interested in the safe operation of the railway and those who value nature’s beauty and diversity. Trees growing close to the line […]
Seeking to improve mobile phone coverage and signal strength along a 45-mile stretch of the East Coast main line between Newcastle and Edinburgh, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is working with mobile phone operator O2 […]
Network Rail is replacing 1,200 wooden sleepers on the Tay bridge – one third of total quantity – in a £500,000 programme that will continue until September. Scotland’s Tay bridge, the longest railway structure in […]
International consultancy and construction company Mace has been appointed by Transport for the North (TfN) to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme. Mace will be responsible for project controls, […]
The Cumbrian Coast line has reopened between Whitehaven and Workington after three consecutive storms forced the railway to close earlier this year. A railway bridge at Parton was damaged beyond repair by Storms Ciara, Dennis […]
The Artic city of Murmansk, home to 300,000 people, has been cut off from the rest of Russia by rail after the collapse of a railway bridge. The bridge, which provides the sole rail access […]
Barmouth viaduct is about to undergo a £25 million upgrade to bring it up to standard and to protect it for the future. The Grade II* listed structure is the only major timber‐built bridge still […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has listed the ten projects that will share the £500,000 Restoring Your Railway ‘Ideas Fund’. The money will be used to develop proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations, including […]
The first phase of the rebuild of Wolverhampton station has been completed and reopens to the public on Monday 25 May 2020. Phase one includes six ticket vending machines, new British Transport Police, toilet, accessibility […]
Railway maintenance isn’t always planned. Often, it is totally unexpected and then the maintenance crews have to respond quickly to get the railway up and running as soon as possible. That’s just what happened on […]
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