Network Rail’s Access for All (AfA) programme to provide step-free access at its stations is to have its work overseen by a new Portfolio Sponsorship Office following years of underperformance.
The civil engineering sector is poised for significant recovery and growth over the next few years, according to the latest forecast from construction industry intelligence firm Glenigan.
Network Rail stopped buying exclusively renewable electricity in 2023 for non-traction power due to the high cost of renewable energy generation obligation (REGO) certificates.
Key strategic infrastructure requirements across energy, water supply and flood risk, blue and green infrastructure and connectivity in Cambridgeshire are addressed in a newly published report by Stantec.
Euston station is “no longer in a fit condition” according to the minister responsible for the railways, Lord Hendy.
The annual electricity bill for Network Rail’s operations, including to power trains, has more than doubled in the last two years from £379M in 2021/2022 to £885M in 2023/2024.
Staff satisfaction at High Speed 2 (HS2) has dropped from 73% in 2022/2023 to 60% in 2023/2024, following the cancellation of the high speed line north of Birmingham.
Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (BBV) has started works on the foundations for the Rykneld Street bridge which will take High Speed 2 (HS2) under the A38 near Lichfield in Staffordshire.
High Speed 1 (HS1) and Network Rail High Speed have proven that rail operations can be made more efficient and costs driven down using an artificial intelligence (AI) digital twin.
As new infrastructure ages, those who maintain it can learn lessons from historic assets. For conventional and high-speed rail, the same is true in reverse.
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