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Three huge cranes remove flyover at Bletchley

General Interest 6th July 2020

Network Rail is using three of the largest cranes in the UK to lift out sections of ‘Bletchley flyover,’ which was built...

Major work planned for bridge at Rainford, St Helens

Company News 6th July 2020

Network Rail is planning a major refurbishment of a bridge over the Rainford Bypass (A570) near St Helens. Work to refurbish the...

1,200 sleepers to be replaced on Tay Bridge

General Interest 6th July 2020

More than 1,200 sleepers are being replaced on the Tay Bridge, the longest railway structure in Scotland. One in...

Barmouth viaduct to receive biggest restoration in its history

Company News 6th July 2020

Network Rail is about to commence a £25 million upgrade of Barmouth viaduct to protect it for local people and visitors in...

Electric forklift brings green benefits to HS2 construction site

Environment 6th July 2020

As construction of HS2 gets underway, and the company sets out to do so in as sustainable a way as possible, main...

The Kilsby Genie

Featured 3rd July 2020

Here at Rail Engineer magazine, we seem to have a thing about tunnels - especially tunnels with blocked drains. Back in 2012,...

Value of Call Out Contracts! Brandon Emergency – West Coast main line

Contract News 3rd July 2020

RBS1 is the Rugby, Birmingham, Stafford line, often referred to as the Birmingham loop. The West Coast main line (WCML) starts at...

Rhomberg Sersa’s Swiss Army Knife

Advertising feature 3rd July 2020

Catching up with Europe’s materials handling When someone who has had over forty years in the railway industry says...

Network Rail “making a good start” to CP6, says ORR annual assessment

Company News 2nd July 2020

Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its 2019-20 annual assessment of Network Rail and has found that...

Blockade success at Guildford despite the lockdown

Company News 2nd July 2020

The track layout for the various junctions at Guildford, serving routes in several directions, were in need of scheduled renewal as a...

Track renewal at Botley

Contract News 2nd July 2020

Over the late May bank holiday and the following week, South Rail Systems Alliance (Colas Rail, Network Rail and AECOM) engineers replaced...

Network Rail receives DfT funding to improve Peckham Rye station

Company News 1st July 2020

Network Rail has received £1 million from the Department for Transport to develop designs for Peckham Rye station, to make it more...

Midland main line electrification gathers pace

Company News 1st July 2020

Work continues on the £1.5 billion upgrade of the Midland main line to improve journeys for all those using the route.

£10 million towards solving rail capacity problems in Manchester

General Interest 30th June 2020

The government has announced £10 million of design and development funding so that Network Rail can start the next stage of work...

The Grand Paris Express – A catalyst for urban development

Featured 30th June 2020

The Greater Paris project seeks to transform the French capital from a monocentric city to a multipolar metropolis. At the heart of...

New report examines future design of local stations

Company News 29th June 2020

A report commissioned by Network Rail which looked into the future of railway station design has been published by Design Council. ThinkStation...