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The first trains have entered Crossrail’s tunnel at Plumstead in southeast London. A 465 metre-long concrete train was hauled into the tunnel by GBRf '66s'.

Crossrail is proof plans to build a rail network fit for the 21st century is “firmly on track”, Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin claims.

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.

The Reading redevelopment is proof of how several contractors working in harmony can result in a spectacular success

Scotland has the ambition and opportunity to benefit from High Speed 2, according to one of the country’s leading politicians.

Independent Design Panel members have been announced, to support HS2 in applying the best design principles to the project.

Designs have been unveiled for the National College for High Speed Rail in Birmingham, which is due to open its doors to students in September 2017.

The Duke of Edinburgh visited Farringdon station on October 4 to see the latest progress on the £14.8 billion Crossrail project

Professor Andrew McNaughton, HS2 Ltd Technical Director, spoke at RAIL's National Rail Conference in Leeds today (November 5)