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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...

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...

Approval given to start work at Soham station

General Interest 29th June 2020

East Cambridgeshire District Council has given the go-ahead for the proposed new station at Soham to be built. Network...

Contract signed for three year restoration of Bristol Temple Meads

Company News 26th June 2020

Bristol Temple Meads station is set to be brought back to its former glory as a huge restoration programme gets underway this summer.  

Work commences to improve Victorian drainage at Manchester Victoria station

General Interest 26th June 2020

Work is commencing on a scheme to prevent flooding around Manchester Victoria station. The Department for Transport is investing £1 million in...

First step towards new HS2 station at Euston completed

General Interest 25th June 2020

Preparations at London Euston for the construction of HS2 have taken the next step with the demolition of the station’s western ramp...

HS2 reveals list of bidders for Curzon Street station

Company News 25th June 2020

HS2 has revealed the names of the construction firms in the running to build Birmingham Curzon Street station – which will be...

Newcastle Central Station access improvements obtain Listed Building Consent

General Interest 24th June 2020

Proposed access improvements to Newcastle Central station have taken a major step forward after planners have granted Listed Building Consent in this,...

Shottle signalling moves forward

Industry News 19th June 2020

A 110-year-old signal box, originally from Oddingley Crossing in Worcestershire, has been lifted into position at Shottle...

New lifts improve access at Lichfield Trent Valley station

General Interest 18th June 2020

Passengers who use Lichfield Trent Valley station will find access much easier after two new lifts have opened at the station.

New passenger services agreed between Walsall and Wolverhampton

General Interest 15th June 2020

The West Midlands Rail Executive has confirmed that there will be two trains an hour calling at Willenhall and Darlaston stations when...

Upgraded Kidderminster station open for passengers

General Interest 9th June 2020

Kidderminster station reopened on Sunday 7 June with a new glass-fronted building that is twice the size of the old one.

WSP appointed by VolkerFitzpatrick to design new Brent Cross West Thameslink station

Company News 8th June 2020

WSP, the engineering professional services consultancy, has been appointed by VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver design on Brent Cross West, a new Thameslink station...

HS2’s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval

Company News 20th May 2020

HS2 has received planning approval for Old Oak Common station in west London. It will be the largest new railway station ever...

Government pledges £1.6 billion to support Transport for London

General Interest 15th May 2020

The government has pledged financial support to Transport for London (TfL) to help its finances during the coronavirus crisis. A total of...

TfL sets out plans for safe travel in London

Company News 11th May 2020

When the Prime Minister stated that those people who can’t successfully work from home – workers in the construction and manufacturing industries...