Network Rail has picked VolkerRail, Taziker Industrial, AmcoGiffen, Story Contracting and QTS as its five suppliers to receive up to £1.3bn of contracts for works on Scotland’s railways over the next five years.
Network Rail is supporting the expansion of a West London aggregates yard as part of its work to increase freight transport on the railways.
The creation of a new railway line from Belfast to Derry/Londonderry via Portadown is included as a proposal in a report on improving rail across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Network Rail is preparing to start a £3M bridge replacement in Killiecrankie, Perthshire.
Network Rail will next month begin deployment of 190 synthetic timber beams on a £4.5M upgrade scheme for the Eskmeals viaduct near the Cumbrian coastline.
Arup is partnering with Systra to lead the planning for the proposed network operation of a high-speed rail scheme in Australia.
High-consequence earthworks failures on Network Rail’s railways are currently at peak since the inception of an Office of Rail and Road metric in 2008.
Hampshire County Council and North Somerset Council have discussed the potential reinstatement of abandoned railway lines in their counties despite the recent axing of the Restoring Your Railways scheme.
Network Rail will be employing industrial-sized excavators to suck up ballast on its £2.5M West Coast Main Line (WCML) improvement project.
Feasibility assessments and design work for step-free access is being carried out by Transport for London (TfL) at 12 more London Underground stations.
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