Network Rail has delivered a £3.8 million programme of refurbishment work to the rail bridge spanning the A8 at Saltmarket near Glasgow Cross Network Rail, working alongside principal contractor for the project, STORY Contracting, delivered the refurbishment work as part of a wider programme to maintain and enhance bridges and tunnels across Scotland’s Railway. […]
South Western Railway and its Community Rail Partnerships join with Go Jauntly The walking and wellbeing app offers walks starting from a number of SWR stations Step-free and accessible routes are also available South Western Railway (SWR) has teamed up with walking and wellbeing app Go Jauntly and our Community Rail Partnerships (CRPs) to offer […]
Transport Secretary opens Bristol’s first new railway station, Portway Park & Ride, in almost a century New station will support local growth and improve access to jobs and businesses Demonstrates Government’s commitment to investing in infrastructure to grow the economy and boost connectivity in the South West Passengers in Bristol will benefit from easier […]
A team of 250 people have worked around the clock to move HS2’s huge 5,600 tonne bridge into place under the Coventry to Leamington Spa railway in Warwickshire. The operation to slide the 22 metres long and 11 metres wide bridge into position took 5.5 hours and was completed 27 hours ahead of schedule. From […]
EUR 1.8 billion contract builds on phase one award in 2020 worth €2.4bn to deliver Verona-Bivio Vicenza line Hitachi Rail will equip the line with cutting-edge ERTMS digital signalling system ERTMS will allow more trains to use the line, at greater speed and with increased reliability Hitachi Rail, as part of the IRICAV DUE Consortium […]
15 additional Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives Delivery includes locomotives with a top speed of 200 km/h Milestone reached: 100 Vectrons ordered by Akiem since 2021 Akiem, a leading European rolling stock leasing company, has ordered an additional 15 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part […]
