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Welsh railway bridge at Crumlin to be replaced

General Interest
Network Rail is upgrading the River Ebbw railway bridge in Crumlin, South Wales, in a £5 million project that involves replacing the...
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ÖBB and Voestalpine create a joint venture to produce TransANT wagons

Company News
ÖBB-Technische Services, a subsidiary of the Austrian State Railways’ Rail Cargo Group and Voestalpine Stahl have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement...
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Slab track for HS2

General Interest
Early railway track carried trains running at 50km/h (30mph) with three-tonne axle loads. Over almost 200 years, ballasted track has been developed...
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Slab Track – Paving the P-Way

General Interest
Slab tracks, or, more properly, ballastless track systems, are becoming more widely used as alternatives to conventional ballasted track.
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The station now arriving Old Oak Common interchange

General Interest
Three and a half miles to the west of Paddington Station, in north-west London, is the location of the former Old Oak...
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Longer Platform 3 for Wigan

General Interest
Platform 3 at Wigan station is being extended so it will take four-carriage trains, so train operator Northern can provide extra capacity...
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A Docklands Update

General Interest
For many of the older generation, including your writer, it only seems like yesterday that the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) first opened,...
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Electronic scarecrow installed at Longsight depot

Environment
Network Rail has installed a solar-powered scarecrow that mimics the calls of a hawk to ward off birds causing delays to passengers...
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HS2’s Interchange station obtains planning approval

Company News
Plans for HS2’s Interchange station have been approved by Solihull Council, with the planner’s report saying the design creates “an exciting contextual...
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Siemens Mobility awarded Core Valley Lines contract

Contract News
As part of its Core Valley Lines Transformation programme, Transport for Wales has awarded a three-year contract to Siemens Mobility to cover...
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NCB/Certifer partnership awarded Notified Body contract for Rail Baltica

Company News
Network Certification Body (NCB) and Certifer are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract by the Joint Venture of...
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Network Rail launches two task forces improve earthworks management

Company News
To help it better manage its massive earthworks (cuttings and embankments) portfolio and its understanding and response to severe weather events. Network...
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Proposed changes to major bottleneck on Brighton main line

General Interest
Network Rail is seeking to remove the UK’s most operationally challenging railway junction as a public consultation on the scheme enters its...
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Bank holiday work on Oxted viaduct will close East Grinstead and Uckfield lines.

General Interest
This August Bank Holiday, thousands of Network Rail staff will work around the clock to deliver a multi-million-pound programme of work in...
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New bridge for Catford over August Bank Holiday

General Interest
Network Rail will be replacing a 130-year-old bridge at Catford, South East London, as part of its programme of engineering works this...
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Crossrail goes back again – to Spring 2022

Company News
The Crossrail Board has met to consider the latest update from the leadership team concerning progress to complete the Elizabeth line. This...
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