High Speed Rail
The Northolt Four! New tunnelling machine joins three others digging high-speed line under London
Construction of the new HS2 line has hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to build the giant Northolt Tunnel beneath the capital.
The 8.4-mile tunnel will run from Victoria...
General Interest
Development agreement signed to deliver £1.1 billion York Central regeneration
Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic development partners for York Central, one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes.
The milestone development agreement will...
Industry News
Hope Valley Railway Upgrade completion offers better journeys between Manchester and Sheffield
Rail Minister Huw Merriman will visit Dore & Totley station today (Monday 8 April) to mark the completion of the £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.
Minister Huw Merriman will officially open the new and fully accessible platform at Dore &...
General Interest
Complex recovery continuing two weeks after train derailment in Grange-over-Sands
Engineers are continuing a complex operation to repair the railway after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on Friday 22 March 2024.
The derailment involved a Northern train coming off the tracks at around 6am. A void in the ground...
Infrastructure
Multi-million-pound investment for world famous Glenfinnan viaduct
Network Rail will start a £3.4m investment to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct this month.
Along with principal contractor AmcoGiffen, engineers will assess the condition and strength of the viaduct, while carrying out work to protect it...
High Speed Rail
Planning approval granted for final key West Midlands structures bringing HS2 into Birmingham
The final two major structures being built to bring HS2 into Birmingham have been approved by local councils - marking another significant milestone for the project.
Approval has been granted for the design of two new viaducts, meaning eight “Key...
Infrastructure
Disruption for passengers in New Mills as Network Rail carries out emergency work to the embankment
Passengers travelling between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly are being warned of disruption to train journeys as urgent work is carried out on the railway embankment.
Emergency repair work is being carried out at two locations near New Mills, Derbyshire,...
Infrastructure
Temporary Metrolink service changes to be introduced during track repairs this weekend
Temporary service changes will be introduced on Metrolink this weekend following the discovery of a cracked rail in Manchester city centre.
A 10-metre section of rail on Portland Street will be replaced between 5pm on Saturday 6th April and 5am...
Environment
Rail network in East Midlands to spend £27m to improve drainage as climate change worsens
£27m is to be spent by Network Rail to improve drainage on the East Midlands’ rail network, helping to prevent major disruption brought to passengers by landslips and heavy rain.
Over the past year, there have been multiple incidents of...
Contract News
British Steel wins major contract for Egypt green line
British Steel has won a multi-million-pound contract to supply rail for a landmark new route in North Africa.
In total, 9,500 tonnes of track, produced in Scunthorpe, will be delivered for Egypt’s Green Line railway – the country’s first fully...
Latest News
Freightliner names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator Freightliner yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after his...