Category: Infrastructure

East West Rail inspires next generation of engineers at live infrastructure site

East West Rail (EWR) is helping shape the future of ground engineering after offering Early Career Professionals (ECPs) a rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a live infrastructure site.   Seventeen ECPs recently joined the EWR Ground Investigation (GI) team at Chapel Hill in Cambridgeshire, part of some wider survey work, for a full day of immersive learning and practical engagement.  Organised by EWR Investigation […]

How AI-native 6G networks will boost enterprise operations

While the transition from 4G to 5G was mainly about quicker speeds and less delay, AI-native 6G networks will be totally different. Converging telecoms and AI is set to improve operational efficiency, risk management, and the user experience itself. Th…

QTS Group achieves Investors in Diversity Silver Award

QTS Group, one of the UK’s leading rail infrastructure contractors, has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Award by the National Centre for Diversity.    The accolade recognises the firm’s ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplace.   Successful recognition followed a comprehensive review of the company’s policies, practices, and culture, with the […]

Mid Cornwall Metro moves a step closer with final piece of engineering work

Great Western Railway services will be affected by the final piece of engineering work required to introduce some of the planned Mid Cornwall Metro improvements from next year.  The work will allow for the introduction of hourly services between Newquay and Par next year, and direct services between Falmouth and Newquay in the future.  Trains […]

Sutton station lifts renewed and back in action for passengers

Southern and Thameslink passengers at one of south London’s most important interchange stations can once again enjoy step-free access between platforms and the station concourse now Network Rail has finished replacing unreliable 24-year-old lifts. Lifts at Sutton station are essential for wheelchair users, elderly people, parents with children in buggies and others with heavy luggage. […]

Scotland’s Railway invests £7.7m in new technology to tackle leaves on the track

Scotland’s Railway is investing £7.7m to upgrade the braking systems on more than 70 ScotRail trains, aiming to improve safety and performance during the challenging autumn season.  Leaves on the tracks is the railway’s equivalent of black ice on the road. It creates a thin, slippery layer that can make it harder for trains to […]