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Michael Dyke is new MD of HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV

6 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture, which has two civil engineering contracts from HS2 for work between the Long Itchington Wood Green tunnel and the connection with the West Coast main line, worth a combined […]

Business

HS2 opts for slab track and begins search for suppliers

4 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Now that the government has finally approved the construction of HS2 phase 1 (to Birmingham), the procurement process has started to find the specialist contractors that will deliver around 280km of state-of-the-art track for the […]

Business

HS2 station wins world-first ‘Outstanding’ certificate for sustainable design

3 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

HS2’s Interchange station, which will be built near Solihull and the NEC in the West Midlands and will both serve Birmingham Airport and act as the junction for the spur to Birmingham Curzon Street from […]

Business

Updated details of HS2 Independent Design Panel released

28 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport has released updated details of the HS2 Independent Design Panel, created in 2015 to use the framework of the Design Vision to advise and hold to account HS2’s leadership, project teams […]

Business

HS2 given permission to start construction

15 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

HS2 has formally begun the construction phase of the project as it has issued Notices to Proceed to the four main works civils contractors working on the project – SCS Railways, Align JV, EKFB JV, […]

Business

Minister speaks on HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail

27 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The government’s plans for both HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse became a little clearer following a speech by Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister of State at the Department for Transport with special responsibility for HS2, Northern […]

Business

Government developing High Speed North – an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North

21 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it is working on an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North – High Speed North. The Oakervee Review into HS2, published on 11 February […]

Business

HS2 gets the go-ahead – and so does Northern Powerhouse Rail

11 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On the same day that government released the report of the Oakervee Review into HS2, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood in the House of Commons and announced: “The Cabinet has given high speed rail the […]

Business

Oakervee report recommends HS2 goes ahead

11 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Oakervee Review into HS2 has finally been published by the Department for Transport after it was delayed by the general election. It recommends that, on balance, Ministers should proceed with the HS2 project, subject […]

Governance

National Audit Office releases ‘High Speed Two: A Progress Update’

24 January 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report High Speed Two: A Progress Update on Friday 24 January 2020, stating that HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because the Department for Transport (DfT), HS2 […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
British Steel Christmas 2019 Crossrail HS2 London Overground London Underground Network Rail Northern Ireland Northern Powerhouse RAIB Scotland TfL Trako USA Wales West Midlands
  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Great Western Railway takes delivery of the UK’s first tri-mode train 
    26 August 2020 1
  • Clever Videos – Freeride Skiing at Home
    27 April 2020 0
  • New look for Taziker
    5 August 2020 0
  • Keolis UK appoints Sir Derek Jones as its new chairman and names three other top executives.
    8 July 2019 0
  • Network Rail commissions new signalling school in just 4 weeks
    20 April 2020 0
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