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Track relaying removes Bristol Temple Meads bottleneck

Network Rail has completed upgrade work at Bristol East Junction, to remove a bottleneck leading into Bristol Temple Meads station. 

Ernst & Young fined in relation to Stagecoach audit

A fine of £3.5 million - discounted to £2.2m for mitigating factors, admissions and early disposal

TfL pledges response to “prevent tragedies” after platform death

Transport for London has pledged to “ensure that we do all we can to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again”

Tyne & Wear Metro increases train order to 46

The order for new Tyne & Wear Metro trains has been increased by four to 46

Northern Line Extension stations open for business

The two new stations comprising London Underground’s Northern Line Extension are due to open to the public on September 20

Easier to export products overseas

Weekday blockade indicates change in industry outlook

Network Rail is shifting a major engineering blockade to account for changing travel patterns since the pandemic.

HS2 reveals headhouse designs

HS2 Ltd has unveiled the designs of two ‘headhouses’ that will provide access to tunnels under London and the Chiltern hills.

UKIB Infrastructure Bank gains permanent CEO

The first permanent chief executive has been appointed for an institution that is set to become a prime funder of new rail infrastructure. 

ECML’s new ‘dive-under’ signalling commissioned

Signalling for the Werrington ‘dive-under’ was commissioned in early September, ready for the new grade-separated junction to come into regular use