The proposal for a new railway between the West Midlands and Manchester as a replacement for the cancelled High Speed 2 (HS2) North faces multiple issues in its implementation, an expert has told NCE.
There were no recorded workforce fatalities on the UK rail network between April 2023 and March 2024, the first time this has happened in eight years.
High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam) has completed a two year project to construct a new overbridge traversing the A41 and realign 2.6km of road in Buckinghamshire.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) will be conducting an investigation into the causes of a frieght train derailment in Audenshaw, Manchester that caused “substantial damage” to railway infrastructure.
A £96M funding package for the new Liverpool Baltic station has been approved by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and it has confirmed that the planning application will be submitted next month.
The first electric trains have completed test runs along the recently electrified section of railway between York and Church Fenton as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
A 180-year -old viaduct in Halifax has been renovated for £1.2M by contractor AmcoGiffen for National Highways as part of its stewardship of the Historical Railways Estate (HRE).
Network Rail is to undertake major improvement work in and connected to the 1,282 m long Ore tunnel between Hastings and Rye this autumn.
Spending cuts announced by chancellor Rachel Reeves in July and prime minister Kier Starmer’s warning on “unpopular decisions” in the Autumn Budget suggest infrastructure investment could be in for a rough ride.
It’s almost a year since the Birmingham-Manchester section of High Speed 2 was cancelled. The decision left a gap in the UK’s transport network and raised questions about the country’s ability to deliver major infrastructure projects.
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