High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has completed the final pushes to move two parallel railway viaducts into place over the M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire, making them the first viaduct structures to be completed at Delta Junction.
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RIA urges government to make ‘now or never’ decision on rail electrification in Autumn Budget
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has urged the government to make a number of “now or never” decisions related to the UK rail network in the upcoming Autumn Budget.
Campaign to reopen abandoned Tavistock Line seeking £1.5M to complete business case
A campaign to restore an abandoned railway line that was promised £150M government investment by the cancelled Restoring Your Railway fund has stated it only needs 1% of this, £1.5M, to complete the business case and pave the way for work to begin.
Unique single-leaf bascule bridge at Dublin Port submitted for planning
A new bridge designed by Cowi, Moxon and RPS to be built as part of the final phase of Dublin Port’s €1.1bn (£930M) Masterplan 2040 has been submitted for planning approval.
Belfast’s £105M Grand Central Station welcomes first bus passengers as phased opening begins
Belfast’s new £105M Grand Central Station has begun its phased opening as it welcomes buses into the new multimodal transport hub.
Spencer Group selected to build £17M wheel lathe facility in Clacton for Greater Anglia
Spencer Group has been selected to build a £17M wheel lathe facility in Clacton for Greater Anglia to use to service its rolling stock.
Government considering scrapping Wylfa plans and 24GW nuclear capacity target
Energy secretary Ed Miliband is considering scrapping plans to use the Wylfa site in North Wales for a new large-scale nuclear power plant as well as the UK’s target of developing 24GW of nuclear capacity by 2050.
GWR announces impact on services into Paddington up to 2028 for HS2 Old Oak Common works
Great Western Railway (GWR) has announced services into London Paddington will be impacted up to 2028 to allow for works to construct High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Old Oak Common station.
UK leads way in fusion energy plant design as snapshot of STEP development released
The UK is leading the way in the deployment of a fusion energy powerplant according to the Royal Society, which has also provided the first detailed report on work towards the design for Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
New investment model launches in Scotland to support energy transition ‘unicorn’ companies
A “pioneering” investment model has been launched in Scotland to support high value startups engaged in accelerating the energy transition.