HS2 Ltd has been requested to cut costs and speed up completion of the project
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AtkinsRéalis secures £98 million contract to modernise rail signalling across Wessex
AtkinsRéalis has been awarded a £98.5m contract by Network Rail to upgrade signalling and telecommunications infrastructure in Wessex, southern Britain, through the Havant Relock & Re-control project. The three-year programme will be delivered by a Network Rail and AtkinsRéalis integrated project team, covering 43 kilometres of railway near Portsmouth spanning 11 stations, 10 interlockings, four […]
Transport Secretary tasks HS2 with reducing construction time and cost
The Transport Secretary has tasked HS2 Ltd to explore options to remove complexity that could cut billions in costs and reduce delays for the project. The move comes as part of the Government’s reset of the high-speed rail line to ensure more trains and faster journeys are delivered as quickly and efficiently as possible, following […]
South Wales railway reopens after major track upgrade
The railway between Newport and Cardiff reopened on Monday 23 March following a week of vital track renewals to support more dependable journeys on the South Wales Main Line. More than 150 engineers and specialist teams from Network Rail, alongside contractors Colas Rail UK and AECOM, worked around the clock between 16 and 23 March […]
Major engineering work delivered at Glasgow Central during emergency closure
Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete. With Glasgow Central closed from March 8 due to the Union Street fire, teams moved quickly to plan and carry out a […]
Major engineering work delivered at Glasgow Central during emergency closure
Network Rail engineers seized the rare opportunity of the closure of Scotland’s busiest station to deliver an extensive package of maintenance and renewals that would ordinarily have taken around ten months to complete. With Glasgow Central closed from March 8 due to the Union Street fire, teams moved quickly to plan and carry out a […]
Lumo reveals first glimpse of refurbished Class 222 trains
Lumo has revealed a first glimpse of the eye-catching new livery on the refurbished Class 222 trains that will serve customers on its West Coast service which launches this Spring. The refurbishment work is being undertaken by Alstom’s modernisation facility in Widnes, in association with Beacon Rail. The trains feature a striking new livery in […]