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HS2 Ltd, the company charged with constructing Britain’s new high-speed rail network, has today issued Notices to Proceed (NtP) to the four main works civils contractors (MWCC) working on the project – SCS Railways, Align JV, EKFB JV, and...

The managing board of Siemens AG has announced that it has set up a COVID-19 aid fund. Under the auspices of the community-serving non-profit organization Siemens Caring Hands, it will provide support, without red tape, to relief organizations and...

Despite the Coronavirus epidemic and lockdown, teams at GB Railfreight (GBRf) are continuing to work closely with Drax power station to maintain supplies of the sustainable biomass it needs to generate electricity needed by millions of homes and business. After...

QTS Group, the national rail infrastructure maintenance firm, is helping NHS workers stay safe during the Coronavirus outbreak. Together with Network Rail Scotland’s works delivery team, the group has donated 40 pairs of Bollé safety glasses, plus additional boxes of...

Bombardier Transportation UK ‘paused’ rolling stock production at its Derby site, heavy maintenance at Ilford and component refurbishment and overhaul at Crewe on 25 March. This was due to the new Government social distancing measures to tackle COVID-19, and...

Rail workers repairing a landslip repair near Guildford have uncovered a small cave believed to be from the 14th century. Discovered during work to stabilise and protect the railway embankment, the sandstone cave is made up of several sections ranging...

Stuart Clarke has secured the role of Metro Infrastructure Director at Nexus - a role which will see him head up all the maintenance and modernisation work on the 77km Tyne & Wear Metro network. The former trainee joined Nexus...

While rail travel has been cut back to key workers only, and everyone else is working from home, where does that leave the thousands of season-ticket holders who have spent a lot of money on them? Because of this, independent...

How MECX Group has built a reputation for problem solving While the large signalling schemes catch all the headlines, such as the Norwich-Yarmouth-Lowestoft scheme elsewhere in this issue, it is the smaller upgrades and repairs that actually keep the system...

Southern Railway has turned one of its depots into a hand sanitiser bottling plant to meet the needs of colleagues on the front line, who are helping keep services running for key workers during the Coronavirus outbreak. Set up in...