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

Heritage 18th March 2019

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 28th February 2019

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 28th February 2019

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 25th February 2019

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 22nd February 2019

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 5th February 2019

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 31st January 2019

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 31st January 2019

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...

Christmas 2018: Westbury North junction renewal

Infrastructure 30th January 2019

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...

Christmas work at Wellingborough North Junction

Infrastructure 29th January 2019

One of Network Rail’s bigger Christmas jobs in 2018 was that at Wellingborough North Junction, 57m 0ch to 69m 40ch on the Midland main...

Systems integration: navigating increasing complexity

Business 29th January 2019

Guest author: Nassar Majothi, director of the rail specialist services group at WSP London. All too often, major infrastructure programmes...

Station platforms – making the case for composites

Abandoned Ayr hotel causes partial station closure

Rail News 31st December 2018

At the end of August, ScotRail announced that trains between Ayr and Glasgow would be short-formed and that, to ensure sufficient capacity on the...

Barhale wins £1.5M contract for new third entrance at Birmingham Snow Hill station

Rail News 18th December 2018

Barhale has been awarded a £1.5 million contract to build a new third entrance to Birmingham Snow Hill station. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said...

Euston station at 50

Rail News 11th December 2018

Transport transforms - socially, economically, topographically. It also evolves, reflecting our changing needs. Crossrail - though mostly underground - has made its mark on...

Liverpool Lime Street completion

Rail News 11th December 2018

In September 2016 (issue 143), Rail Engineer reported on the development and the proposed designs for the extensive remodelling and resignalling of Liverpool Lime...