The Beira Alta railway in Portugal is reopening on 28 September, says the country’s infrastructure manager IP. It is an important line for freight traffic,…
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Lanes Group wins major rail maintenance contracts for London Underground
The rail division of Lanes Group has won major contracts to provide track vegetation management and fencing repair, plus fencing renewal across the entire London Underground network. Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Lanes Group the two contracts, which run for five years with options for renewal, through a process of competitive tendering. The two […]
Seven new sites listed to celebrate 200 years of the railway
Five heritage railway stations, alongside two other railway sites, have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, in recognition of their historic and architectural interest and to mark 200 years of the modern railway. The earliest identified purpose-built railway pub in the world, the […]