Infrastructure
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Features
UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean
Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
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Features
A new dawn for Welsh rail
What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.
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Features
Getting rail funding back on track
There’s been much debate recently about whether Westminster politicians have lost interest in the railways.
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Features
The changing face of the Piccadilly Line
Here, we examine the £2.9 billion investment programme on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line.
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Infrastructure
Why are UK rail projects so expensive?
Every major rail project of recent years - HS2, Crossrail, East West Rail, Great Western Electrification Programme and others - has blown its budget and timetable, reducing trust in the industry’s ability to deliver its promises.
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Light Rail
Trams offer vital solution to UK’s decarbonisation challenge
UK Tram’s new chairman Steve Edwards discusses the role of light rail in a modern-day successful railway
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Trackside
Green pioneers: NR’s 'big step' to net zero
Nick Brodrick stays up with Network Rail’s 'night owls' to witness the industry’s first ever zero emissions site.
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Electrification
Why £1bn isn't enough for North Wales Main Line electrification
Mel Holley chronicles the halting progress of plans to electrify the North Wales coastal route.
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Infrastructure
ANALYSIS: Managing our earthworks - the task gets harder each year
The derailment at Stonehaven has put the condition of earthworks into sharp focus. GARETH DENNIS examines how weather can have an impact on earthwork resilience
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Trackside
Coping with the foraging of species
STEFANIE BROWNE looks at what is being done to mitigate the problems caused when the presence of ‘creatures great and small’ delay railway enhancement projects
Top Stories
Extreme weather: are they coping in Europe?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how other European railways manage performance when the weather does its worst.
UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean
Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
Why are UK rail projects so expensive?
Every major rail project of recent years - HS2, Crossrail, East West Rail, Great Western Electrification Programme and others - has blown its budget and timetable, reducing trust in the industry’s ability to deliver its promises.
