Railway upgrades in the Liverpool City Region mean there will be no overground services into Liverpool Lime Street station on Sunday 20 April. Passengers intending to travel into Liverpool are advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as there are changes to train services. Lines between Mossley Hill, Huyton […]
Category: Infrastructure
Rail Minister Lord Hendy Launches Construction on Siemens Mobility’s £100 Million Chippenham Investment
Siemens Mobility has officially broken ground on its £100 million state-of-the-art facility in Chippenham, Wiltshire. This milestone marks the start of construction on a state-of-the art innovation hub that will shape the future of rail technology in the UK. Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy joined members of Siemens Mobility’s leadership team, Chippenham MP Sarah Gibson, […]
Railway crossing at Spalding reopens after £250,000 investment
Innovative technology has enabled Network Rail to reopen a railway crossing beside a new bypass bridge in Lincolnshire. The public right of way at Vernatts Drain was temporarily taken out of use several years ago while the Spalding Western Relief Road bridge was under construction. This bypass meant the old whistle board system, instructing train […]
“Electrification Project Hits Major Milestone Ahead of Schedule and Below Budget”
The railway line between Kettering in Northamptonshire and Wigston near Leicester has reached a major milestone by being officially declared ready and safe for electric trains. The certification for the 23-mile section is a massive achievement in Network Rail’s Midland Main Line Electrification Programme – the biggest programme of improvements to the line since its […]
Second HS2 tunnel boring machine finishes 5-mile journey beneath London.
HS2 has today (3rd April 2025) completed a 5-mile tunnel drive under London – using one of four giant tunnelling machines being deployed to build the railway’s Northolt Tunnel. The tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Caroline, is the second machine to reach the Green Park Way vent shaft in Ealing. The 2,050-tonne TBM broke through […]