New Tyne & Wear Metro trains’ sidings completed at rebuilt Gosforth depot
Tyne and Wear Metro is nearing completion of its rebuild of its Gosforth Depot, with tracks installed in the stabling areas for all forty-six new Metr…
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Construction of Britain’s longest viaduct passes halfway mark
Construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct which is set to carry HS2 across the Colne Valley viaduct near Denham in Buckinghamshire has passed the half-…
HS2 completes Colne Valley Viaduct span during three-week road closure
HS2 engineers have completed a forty-metre span that will form part of the high-speed rail project’s Colne Valley Viaduct on the outskirts of London…
New Brent Cross West station passes platform tests
Brent Cross West station has passed several safety and technical tests, as it progresses towards opening this autumn.
Jamaican advisors visit Birmingham, finding facts for restoring rail
Academics advising the Jamaican government on plans to reinstate its disused railway network have visited Birmingham
Showroom demolished to make way for new Birmingham railway station
To make way for a new station at Stirchley on the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham, a former bathroom showroom building has been knocked down.
Halfway point beneath the Chilterns is met seeing HS2 achieve its longest tunnels
Two giant tunnelling machines 'Florence' and 'Cecilia' have now excavated the project's longest tunnels, surpassing halfway point on their 10-mile jou…
Old Gosforth Metro depot closure marks the end of an era for the Tyne and Wear Metro
The old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the very last time on Thursday the 19th of January
The completion of upgrades for Romford station brings benefits to passengers
The refurbishment has seen improvements made to the entrance hall, ticket office alongside lift access to Elizabeth line platforms
First cross passage completed in HS2’s Chiltern Tunnels
The first underground connection between the northbound and southbound bores of HS2’s longest tunnels has been completed.