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Barnard’s Lock Underbridge

Infrastructure Collin Carr BSc CEng FICE -
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A Spongy and Successful Lift Barnard’s Lock is a rail underbridge structure spanning the river Kennet, located 3.7km west...
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Delivering the UK’s temporary flood defences

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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...
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Huntworth Bridge

Infrastructure Collin Carr BSc CEng FICE -
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Photo above: Huntworth bridge was in a poor state and could not be brought up to standard....
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“Hugely impressive!”

Company News Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Francis Paonessa reflects on his time at Network Rail When Dr Francis Paonessa joined Network Rail in the...
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ORBIS – an unsung but unqualified success

Infrastructure Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Sunday 31 March 2019 signified not only the end of Network Rail’s Control Period 5, but with it the end of the ORBIS...
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Moving Mud – Dealing with weather damage around the country

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Rail Engineer regularly publishes articles that show the railway is really very high-tech these days. In-cab signalling systems, digital traffic management, remote condition monitoring,...
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First passenger services use new longer platforms at Edinburgh Waverley

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Platforms 5 and 6 at Edinburgh Waverley, recently extended to 275 metres in length to accommodate new 10-car trains due to be introduced on...
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Mark Southwell joins AECOM as MD of civil engineering

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Mark Southwell has been announced as the new managing director of civil engineering for the UK and Ireland at AECOM, the global infrastructure consultant.
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Brighton main line reopens after a 9-day closure

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The Brighton main line in Sussex has reopened following a nine-day closure while Network Rail and its contractors carried out major improvement work.
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Barnehurst cutting reopened after landslip closes the Bexleyheath line for a week

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The cutting at Barnehurst, on the Bexleyheath line between Lewisham and Dartford, Kent, reopened on Monday 18 February after being closed for a week.
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West Coast main line reopens after lorry strikes bridge

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Network Rail has reopened the West Coast main line through the Stafford area after more than 24 hours of disruption caused by a...
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Ambergate junction reopens on schedule – train services resume between Derby and Matlock

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Network Rail has reopened Ambergate junction in the Derwent Valley – where the branch to Matlock leaves the Midland main line – after...
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Dawlish to get new sea wall

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Government funding of £80 million has been announced to provide a new sea wall at Dawlish that will improve protection both for the railway...
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Unusual bridge strike closes one track of West Coast main line

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An unusual bridge strike closed one track on the West Coast main line and caused a speed restriction to be imposed across...
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An orange Christmas: Network Rail’s works over the 2018 Christmas holiday

Electrification Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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As usual, Network Rail took advantage of the Christmas and New Year holiday to undertake some of the lengthier and more onerous projects that...
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Christmas 2018: Westbury North junction renewal

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Christmas and New Year at Westbury saw the station and its associated routes closed for 12 days to carry out some long-awaited major works...
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