A 914-tonne modular road bridge, the second of four being installed at site of HS2’s Interchange station near Birmingham, has been driven into place over the A446 in Solihull in only 45 minutes. The new […]
Ribblehead viaduct on the Settle and Carline line is both a famous landmark and a Grade II listed structure. It is also a favourite subject for photographers. Every year, Network Rail sponsors the ‘Lines in […]
Boulderstones Bridge, on Middlewich Road (A530) in Crewe, reopened to traffic on 23 October 2020 after a five-month project to replace it. The railway between Crewe and Chester was closed twice, for a weekend in […]
Emergency repairs to a bridge over Salters Lane, near Bearley, closed the North Warwickshire line between Wilmcote and Whitlocks End on Friday 23 October 2020. Following the discovery of structural damage to the bridge, Network […]
Balfour Beatty has been brought in to repair and reopen the Cairngorm Funicular, the UK’s highest railway. Opened in 2001, the Cairngorm Funicular runs for 1,970 metres and rises through 462 metres, with a maximum […]
Work will start in November 2020 on two bridges in Whaley Bridge in the Derbyshire High Peak district. Reservoir Road bridge will be rebuilt and the bridge carrying the railway over Bridgemont will have new […]
A new bridge in Northamptonshire, completed in November 2019, needs some repair work and will be closed to road traffic for two weeks in October. The bridge that carries Station Road over the Midland main […]
Three new lifts at Selhurst station in Croydon, South London, have made access between the station entrance, ticket office and platforms much easier for customers with reduced mobility, as well as those with children, heavy […]
Preparation work has started for a £3.2million upgrade to the railway bridge over Station Road in Cuffley, Hertfordshire. The railway bridge carries the Hertford line, known as the Hertford Loop, and it was built in […]
Dr Luke Prendergast, assistant professor in civil engineering at the University of Nottingham, considers the problems caused by the railway’s aging infrastructure. The UK has an ageing rail network that is under increasing pressure from […]
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