Infrastructure

Over the last few years, Rail Engineer has written a number of articles about the Dawlish sea wall. There have been many pictures...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a list of rail enhancement projects in its updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).

Now, what are the similarities between Cyrano de Bergerac, the central character in the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand...

When Abellio secured the ScotRail franchise in 2015, it soon commenced an exciting transformation programme to improve passenger services across Scotland’s network....

Thickley Wood footbridge at Shildon, County Durham, is unusual but reflects the growth and decline of the local coalfields. Spanning the historic...

MegaTech celebrates ten years of platforms with a differenceNext time you are standing on a station, waiting for...

User-worked crossings (UWC) are intersections where a railway crosses a right of way such as a road on private land, a footpath or...

With the ever-present focus on putting passengers first, train reliability has to be high up the priority list to achieve this. Modern rolling stock...

Guest writer: Steve CoxThe UK has a clear target to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Rail is already...

German national rail infrastructure manager DB Netze has announced that construction work to complete the tunnels under the town of Rastatt will recommence in...

Last year, the Aberdeen to Inverness Improvement Project (A2I) redoubled 8.5km of track between Aberdeen and Dyce as reported in issue 168 (October 2018)....

A proposal to install a public access route across Bennerley Viaduct in the East Midlands is currently being considered by planning authorities.

A Spongy and Successful LiftBarnard’s Lock is a rail underbridge structure spanning the river Kennet, located 3.7km west...

Owing to changing global weather patterns, potential flood events are becoming increasingly unpredictable. In response to this, The UK’s Environment Agency (EA) continuously studies...

Photo above: Huntworth bridge was in a poor state and could not be brought up to standard....

Francis Paonessa reflects on his time at Network RailWhen Dr Francis Paonessa joined Network Rail in the...