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Mind the gap

HSEQ RailEngineer - 10th June 2019

With more and more work being undertaken ‘adjacent line open’, Network Rail and its contractors have had to become more inventive in finding ways...

Work starts on Horden station, County Durham

Rail News RailEngineer - 30th May 2019

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Construction of a new station at Horden, near Peterlee, County Durham, has commenced and should be complete by Spring 2020.

White Hart Lane

Rail News Bob Wright - 6th May 2019

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A new station for a new stadium White Hart Lane is the station for, and shares its name with,...

‘New’ station for Taunton

Contract News RailEngineer - 25th April 2019

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Taunton station in Somerset is to be redeveloped over the next year, according to plans just released. The station, which...

“Radical yet respectful” proposals for Birmingham Moor Street station revealed

Heritage RailEngineer - 18th March 2019

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Proposals for a “radical yet respectful” transformation to Birmingham Moor Street station have been released. The existing station building, which...

First passenger services use new longer platforms at Edinburgh Waverley

Infrastructure RailEngineer - 28th February 2019

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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...

New station plans for Darlaston and Willenhall on revitalised Walsall to Wolverhampton route

Rail News RailEngineer - 28th February 2019

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Plans to reopen the Walsall to Wolverhampton railway line for passenger trains have taken a step forward as designs have been published...

Brighton main line reopens after a 9-day closure

Infrastructure RailEngineer - 25th February 2019

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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.

Liverpool Lime Street station remembers its past with unique display

Heritage RailEngineer - 22nd February 2019

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Liverpool Lime Street station has had a thorough overhaul recently, with new platforms, signalling and track. But its heritage has not been forgotten as...

Design revealed for HS2 Old Oak Common station.

High Speed Rail Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 5th February 2019

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High Speed Two (HS2) has released its latest designs for the Old Oak Common complex in west London, which will be the interchange between...

An orange Christmas: Network Rail’s works over the 2018 Christmas holiday

Electrification Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 31st January 2019

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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...

Glasgow Queen Street station – half transformed

Rail News David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE DEM - 31st January 2019

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Rail Engineer has reported on numerous infrastructure upgrade projects to provide the extra and longer trains needed for increasing passenger numbers. This extra traffic also...