Category: Infrastructure

Renewed partnership to strengthen transport delivery network in Wales

Supporting national infrastructure and accelerating project efficiency, contract management software specialist Sypro has announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with Transport for Wales (TfW). Now entering its third term, the four-year agreement will see TfW using Sypro’s contract management software – a project oversight and collaboration hub designed to streamline contract management in real time – in support of […]

Level crossing safety improvements reduces anti-social behaviour

A Worcestershire level crossing has seen less deliberate misuse and less anti-social behaviour following work to make it safer. Jamaica Road level crossing, a public footpath in Malvern on the line between Hereford and Worcester, had become a hotspot for young people to gather with litter and evidence of drugs and alcohol misuse regularly found. […]

Stannah Lifts transforms seven Network rail stations with step-free access

Stannah is managing a major accessibility upgrade at several South Western Railway stations along the Wessex route, installing a total of 13 passenger lifts to date. These upgrades are part of a broader initiative across Network Rail’s Southern region, aimed at making stations accessible for all. Funded by the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £350m ‘Access […]

Nine-day closure of Redhill to Tonbridge railway line announced for August

Network Rail will undertake work to strengthen the railway embankment near Edenbridge, with buses replacing trains along the route. Passengers travelling between Redhill and Tonbridge are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of time and leave more time to travel as the line closes for nine days this summer.  Buses will replace trains from […]

Greater Manchester’s £2.5 billion funding boost to unlock UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport network

Greater Manchester is set to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system by 2030 thanks to a £2.5 billion government funding boost. Government ministers are in Rochdale this morning [Wednesday 4 June]  to announce details of the Transport for the City Regions funding, with Greater Manchester awarded £2.5 billion. Mayor Andy Burnham […]

Derbyshire station’s accessibility scheme is completed

Network Rail’s project to deliver step-free access at Alfreton station has been completed. An investment of £6.75 million has seen the ageing footbridge renewed and two lifts added. The changes make travelling through Alfreton station much easier for passengers who have limited mobility, use wheelchairs or have heavy luggage, bikes or pushchairs with them. A […]