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Design issues delay procurement on Barking Riverside extension
Design complications have pushed back the next stage of the procurement process for the £263M Barking Riverside extension scheme by five months.
Smart vision could prevent bridge strikes
A hi-tech, low-cost system to prevent bridge strikes has been created by researchers at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Smart Infrastructure.
Snow and ice | Engineers battle to restore power and transport links
Engineers have been working day and night after more than 100,000 homes were left without power, roads were closed and trains and flights were cancelled as swathes of the UK were submerged in snow and ice yesterday (Monday).
Rail supply chain ‘needs to deliver new partnerships and innovation’
The rail supply chain needs to suggest new ways to deliver infrastructure projects through partnerships and innovative investment methods, industry representatives have been told.
Murphy lands stations access scheme
Contractor Murphy has won a major Transport for London (TfL) access for all (AFA) contract to construct step-free access at four stations on the Great Western Main Line route into London.
London Bridge station set for ten day engineering ‘blockade’
London Bridge Station will open on time in the new year after a ten day intensive engineering ‘blocade’, Network Rail bosses promised MPs during a grilling over rising costs and further delays on the Thameslink Programme.
HS2 technical director steps down for strategic role
High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2) technical director Andrew McNaughton is stepping down to take on a new internally and externally facing strategic role.
Brexit will not delay HS2 phase 2a
Brexit negotiations will not delay Royal Ascent for High Speed 2’s (HS2) phase 2a despite the Hybrid Bill second reading being delayed.
One in ten trains ‘powered by solar’ in future
Britain’s railways could be powered directly from solar power leading to a cheaper and lower carbon train service according to a new report released today.