In 10 days time, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and Petersfield. Following the upgrade, signalling control will be transferred to the Basingstoke Railway Operating Centre (ROC) to enable faster and more efficient train management. During the […]
Category: Rail Projects
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 […]
ScotRail to keep customers moving during major upgrade
ScotRail will keep customers moving while Network Rail carries out a major refurbishment on the Kyle of Lochalsh line this autumn. From Sunday, 19 October, until Monday, 10 November, engineers will upgrade around 4.5 miles of track between Achnashellach and Strathcarron, improving the long-term reliability and safety of the route. To allow the work to […]
Future-proofing the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year
Rail passengers are being given advanced notice of a huge programme of journey improving upgrades on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year. Between 24 December and 15 January, hundreds of essential projects will take place to make future journeys more reliable for passengers and freight. It’s all part of an ongoing […]
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers
HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed railway, has bolstered its investment in future talent by welcoming a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business. This week, 21 new starters began a two-year programme of work on Britian’s biggest transport infrastructure project. Young people are welcomed into the business every year, and […]
New £46 million depot opens in Yorkshire
A state-of-the-art £46.5 million facility built to keep trains running for passengers has opened in Yorkshire. The 175-year-old Hillhouse Sidings in Huddersfield has been transformed into a light maintenance depot, as part of the multi-billion pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). Northern staff are now working to maintain, repair, and clean trains at the site, with […]
Transpennine Route Upgrade prepares for major upgrades between Dewsbury and York
Customers are being urged to check before they travel as work between Dewsbury and York throughout October and November means there will be changes to services. The closures of the railway are in place to facilitate essential work as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade. From Monday 6 October until Friday 24 October (excluding […]
M6 reopens early after weekend HS2 viaduct slide
Engineers working for the HS2 project have reopened the M6 ahead of schedule after sliding part of a huge new viaduct across the busy motorway. Over the weekend, the 230-metre long East Deck was moved into position over the M6 during a planned closure of the northbound and southbound carriageways near Birmingham Airport. For the […]
HS2 Ltd turns to innovative tech specialists to get project back on track.
Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd’s chief executive, is leading a comprehensive review of Britain’s biggest infrastructure programme – ensuring the railway can be built efficiently and to the lowest reasonable cost. Now a call is being made to small technology specialists to bring their own expertise to HS2’s reset – coming up with innovative ideas to […]