Renewal of 800 km of track in the French railway network A 7-year contract including two years of optional works A contract worth around €700 million As part of the programme to transform and upgrade its French railway network, SNCF Réseau has awarded to VINCI Construction – through its subsidiary ETF – work package 4 […]
HS2 has revealed new images of the project’s largest ‘green bridge’, which will cross the high-speed railway near Brackley. The 99m-wide bridge is designed to take a local road over the new railway close to the village of Turweston, which is on the outskirts of Brackley, with new hedgerows and vegetation planted on top to […]
Today, on International Women’s Day, 11 of the 15 people needed to signal trains on the West Coast Main Line between London and Crewe are women. Signalling and controlling this busy route is something that Kelly Littleton and Claudine Molloy enjoy after a career change to join the rail industry. Saddiqa Shan is just seven […]
The final section of track connecting Bicester and Bletchley has been laid today (Thursday 7 March) as part of the East West Rail (EWR) project to improve rail connectivity between Cambridge and Oxford. The project began by rebuilding Bletchley flyover, the first phase of the track work started in 2021. Since then, 66 kilometres of […]
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and SL have concluded an agreement for an option of 20 additional Movia C30 metro trains on the existing contract. The first agreement, signed in 2013, included an order for 96 metro trains with an option for an additional 80. The contract has been extended, and Alstom […]
HS2 welcomes Schedule 17 planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green. The designs respond to community feedback, focusing on bigger and better green spaces around the railway, following public engagement events in October 2019 and March 2022. The plans for the southern end of the […]
Natalie Smith from Redditch is quite literally laying the foundations for HS2’s arrival. The 44-year-old mother of one is among the growing ‘orange army’ of female construction workers that changed career to play a part in building Britain’s new railway. Natalie, who now lives in Castle Bromwich, was both intrigued and inspired by HS2’s construction, […]
Hidden in the heart of every train lie a certain number of parts vital for rolling stock efficiency. These systems and components, which Alstom designs, manufactures or develops with suppliers using a build-to-print approach, are the result of substantial investment in research and development (R&D) and collaboration with customers, academic organisations and other industry players. […]
The multi-million-pound redevelopment of Newbury station is now complete with three business growth units offering new employment opportunities for the town. The Engine Shed Business Growth Units will help support Newbury’s economic development and form part of a wider transformation of the station which has included new customer facilities, new ticket gates, a multi-storey car […]
8000 series rail vehicles completed in Hitachi Rail’s New Hagerstown factory will be the first displayed on the National Mall since 1968 Hitachi Rail’s new 8000 series rail cars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. – a short distance away from major sites, […]
