Rail Projects

A new rail franchise has been created which will combine both the InterCity West Coast franchise and HS2, the UK government has announced. The West Coast Partnership franchise will start in 2019 and will incorporate HS2 services when the line...

MTR is to begin a phased programme to double the capacity on its Ma On Shan Line from early 2017 by converting its four-car trains to eight-car units. The first two eight-car trains will go into service early next year,...

Femern A/S has released a list of companies it has pre-qualified to bid for two framework contracts covering consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt fixed link. The two lots include client consultancy services up to and during the construction phase through to...

Birmingham has unveiled ambitious plans to maximise the benefits of HS2. City leaders have launched the Curzon Investment Plan, a 30 year strategy to  regenerate the 141 hectares of land around the planned HS2 Curzon Street Station. Almost £1 billion of investment is being committed to the project. HS2 will help create 36,000 jobs, 4,000 […]

The Severn Tunnel has reopened to passengers following a six-week closure to prepare it for the electrification of the line in 2019. Closed since September 12, Network Rail has been installing a conductor rail system throughout the 130-year-old tunnel. The project...

MTR has brought into service an extension of the Kwun Tong Line to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa. Construction began on the 2.6-kilometre extension, which was opened on October 23, in 2011. MTR says the extension will relieve traffic congestion around Ho Man...

Construction of the tunnels for London Underground's Northern line extension project, which will extend the line from Kennington to Battersea, is underway. Two permanent shafts have been dug close to Kennington Underground station from which the tunnelling programme has set off. The...

Foreign rolling stock manufacturers will need to demonstrate how they will deliver a legacy for British industry if they want to supply new high-speed trains for HS2, the UK's Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said. Grayling was responding to a...

Sweden's new infrastructure bill, which sets out the government's budget priorities between 2018 and 2029, has committed to the construction of new main line routes for high-speed rail services. SEK 622.5 billion will be invested in transport infrastructure in that period...

The Midland Metro Alliance has applied to the UK government for approval to build and operate the Birmingham Eastside extension - a new tram line which will serve the future HS2 station at Curzon Street. The 1.7-kilometre extension will connect all...