Passengers are advised of digital signalling work affecting journeys on the East Coast Main Line on the August bank holiday weekend. There will be no services between London King’s Cross and Peterborough because of testing work as part of the East Coast Digital Programme and maintenance between Peterborough and Potters Bar. Most of the timetable […]
Railway prepares to welcome thousands to Derby rail jamboree
As a once-in-a-generation celebration of rail heritage and innovation prepares to open its gates, the East Midlands rail network is gearing up to get thousands of visitors safely to and from The Greatest Gathering. From Friday 1 to Sunday 3 August, Alstom’s historic Derby Litchurch Lane Works will host over 12,000 guests daily for a landmark […]
HS2 lifts third giant tunnelling machine in London after 3.4-mile underground journey
On Saturday 26th July, the team working on the HS2 project lifted the TBM’s 9.11metre diameter cutterhead, front and middle shield, weighing 880 tonnes, using a large gantry crane. The tunnelling machine concluded its 3.4-mile journey from Victoria Road in Ealing in June, arriving in an underground reception chamber. TBM Emily excavated 775,000 tonnes of London Clay and installed […]