Engineers working for the HS2 project claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid an enormous 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without closing the motorway – significantly reducing disruption to drivers. The 17 hour-long operation was the culmination of an epic three-stage process to assemble and install the 315-metre East deck of the […]
Category: Structures
Spencer Rail Engineering to deliver new Cambridgeshire rail station
Multi-disciplinary engineering specialist Spencer Rail Engineering has begun design work to deliver a new railway station which is vital to the development of a growing community in Cambridgeshire. Spencer Rail Engineering has been appointed to deliver the £28.5 million Waterbeach station project, on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership. The new station will meet the […]
Huge improvements scheduled for West Coast Main Line over Christmas period
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas are being urged to check before they travel ahead of a programme of major railway improvements. Between 25 December and 15 January, thousands of workers from Network Rail and its supply chain will be upgrading sections of the line between London and Cumbria to improve […]
Road reopens after work to Frome railway bridge
Network Rail has completed work to refurbish Portway railway bridge in Frome, with the road under the bridge now open again. The bridge, built in the 1970s, has been strengthened to prevent faults developing in the future. With the work now complete, the A362 that runs under the has reopened to all traffic. Additional steel […]
Network Rail issues safety warning after road bridge in Powys struck seven times in 2025
Network Rail is urging drivers to “Wise Up, Size Up” after a local railway bridge was struck multiple times this year – causing repeated disruption for passengers and road users, and racking up significant, avoidable costs for taxpayers. The Abergavenny Road bridge, in Caersws, has been hit 12 times by road vehicles since January 2024, […]
Time-lapse shows huge railway bridge under construction ahead of M6 renewal
The massive steel structure of a new £60 million railway bridge set to take passengers over one of Britain’s busiest railways over the M6 has now been completed. Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line through Penrith are set to benefit from a brand-new bridge, ensuring trains can safely and reliably travel along the […]
HS2 opens twin Warwickshire cycle and road bridges
HS2 has opened two bridges near Leamington Spa carrying a key local road and a long-distance cycle track across the new high-speed railway. The Fosse Way bridge carries the B4455 across the railway near the village of Offchurch outside Leamington. It follows the route of a roman road between Exeter and Lincoln and is now […]
Christmas rail upgrades to transform travel across London and Cambridgeshire
Passengers using rail services across London and Cambridgeshire are being reminded to check before travelling this Christmas for planned engineering work taking place which may affect rail journeys. This Christmas, passengers are being encouraged to check their journey plans before travelling as major engineering work will be delivering vital renewals, upgrades and maintenance on the […]
Christmas rail upgrades to transform travel across London and Cambridgeshire
Passengers using rail services across London and Cambridgeshire are being reminded to check before travelling this Christmas for planned engineering work taking place which may affect rail journeys. This Christmas, passengers are being encouraged to check their journey plans before travelling as major engineering work will be delivering vital renewals, upgrades and maintenance on the […]
HS2 celebrates final Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
An enormous machine being used to dig HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels broke through today, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long tunnel boring machine – named Elizabeth after the 19th century philanthropist Elizabeth Cadbury – was launched near the Warwickshire village of Water Orton in […]