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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) will be conducting an investigation into the causes of a frieght train derailment in Audenshaw, Manchester that caused “substantial damage” to railway infrastructure. 

Liverpool City Council has started procurement for its £850M Highways Planned Works Framework for use by multiple authorities in the region.

A £96M funding package for the new Liverpool Baltic station has been approved by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and it has confirmed that the planning application will be submitted next month. 

Holtec Britain has chosen South Yorkshire as the home of its planned £1.5bn small modular reactor (SMR) factory, subject to a final investment decision (FID).

Wessex Water has announced a significant group of major engineering and consultancy firms as its capital delivery partners for its £3.7bn plans for the eighth asset management period (AMP8), 2025 to 2030.

The first electric trains have completed test runs along the recently electrified section of railway between York and Church Fenton as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Plans for three small modular reactors (SMRs) have been announced by software giant Oracle as part of its proposals to build an artificial intelligence (AI) focused data centre.

Delays to grid connections are a significant drag on the UK’s infrastructure ambitions, impacting new clean energy schemes and high energy users such as battery gigafactories and data centres. However, there are significant threats to progress in this sphere, not least the question of land rights.

A 180-year -old viaduct in Halifax has been renovated for £1.2M by contractor AmcoGiffen for National Highways as part of its stewardship of the Historical Railways Estate (HRE).

Luton Town Football Club’s development arm, 2020 Developments, has submitted a planning application for a new 25,000-capacity stadium to Luton Borough Council.