Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 153

An over-height whip aerial on a lorry “almost certainly” caused an electrical arc that led to a fire in the UK portal of the Channel Tunnel on January 17.

Work on Stockley Flyover in London is moving closer to completion, with the final concrete beam to support its second ramp fitted six weeks ahead of schedule.

Labour has slammed the Shaw Review’s scoping document, with Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood promising to oppose any privatisation of Network Rail.

The £22 million Rugby Rail Operating Centre (ROC) was officially opened on November 11 by Michael Stokes, the leader of Rugby Borough Council.

More than 100 station adopters from across the Abellio Greater Anglia network joined the celebrations at AGA’s Station Adopter Awards in mid-November.

Network Rail has installed the first mile of overhead wires on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).

The Public Accounts Committee questioned the role of the ORR, with PAC member Nigel Mills asking ORR Chief Executive Richard Price why the regulator was needed.

NR's Mark Carne told the PAC “there is no doubt at all in my view” that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.

Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.

How TfGM earned the NRA 2015 Civil Engineering Achievement of the Year accolade for the successful Metrolink extension project to Manchester Airport