A significant milestone has been achieved in the East West Rail (EWR) project as a test train successfully completed the first journey on the new line from Oxford to Milton Keynes on 21 October.
Network Rail is procuring for a £226M framework for contractors to conduct new property construction and renovation and refurbishment services of its existing properties across its regions.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched an independent review of High Speed 2 (HS2) among other urgent measures to “get a grip” on the megaproject following “years of failed delivery”.
A long-term infrastructure strategy is needed to leverage the best private financing options to build major rail infrastructure in the UK, a new High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) report argues.
Work on the £161M Oxford station upgrade will see the boring of trial holes on Botley Road as the “complex” rerouting of mains continues to stall works and leave the crucial city artery blocked.
In August, NCE reported that, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rate of high-consequence earthworks failures is at its highest since measurements began in 2008.
High Speed 2 (HS2) may run from London Euston to Crewe, reinstating Phase 2a of the project, following a reversal of government policy.
Mace Dragados JV (MDJV) has commenced work on the foundations of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Birmingham Curzon Street station.
Talk to any commuter, rail professional, local or national politician and their analysis of the UK’s rail industry will be similar – it’s a sector in desperate need of reform.
Network Rail underspent by £99M and failed to complete 72 projects in its programme to make stations more accessible during Control Period 6 (CP6), 2019 to 2024.
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