Infrastructure - Page 18

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New Great Eastern Main Line wires to reduce delays

Network Rail expects fewer heat-related delays to trains on the Great Eastern Main Line this summer, after the installation of 13 miles of new overhead wires.

14 Jun

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Climate change affecting the railway, says RSSB report

Risks from higher temperatures, more frequent and more extreme weather, and rising sea levels will influence railway passengers, staff and operations says RSSB.

13 Jun

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Murphy innovates on Crossrail tunnel

Murphy Group says it has introduced “new thinking and innovation” on the 3km (1.8-mile) Crossrail tunnel under the River Thames from Plumstead to Woolwich.

10 Jun

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Stephenson relative inspects Chord

A relative of railway pioneer George Stephenson visited the Ordsall Chord construction site on June 9, to view the latest progress.

10 Jun

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Thales installs new London Underground signalling

Installation of new signalling systems has begun on London Underground by Thales.

7 Jun

Artist's impression of London Bridge. NETWORK RAIL.

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First part of new London Bridge station opens

More than 240 staff have moved to new station offices at London Bridge; the first part of the new station to come into use.

7 Jun

Track laying at Glasgow Queen Street on June 3. NETWORK RAIL.

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Glasgow Queen Street rebuilding reaches halfway mark

The rebuilding of Glasgow Queen Street has reached the halfway stage with the first line relaid inside the tunnel immediately north of the station.

6 Jun

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Siemens completes Hornsey depot signalling

System installed for Class 700 arrival

6 Jun

More than 25,000 tonnes of rock armour has been delivered from Norway by barge to Shakespeare Beach, near Dover. This is the scene on May 19. KATIE STAINES.

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Network Rail on target to meet Dover’s December deadline

Engineers are on course to re-open the storm-damaged line between Dover and Folkestone by their December deadline, according to Network Rail.

2 Jun

ScotRail 158869 at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Borders Railway smashes forecast passenger figures

The Borders Railway has beaten traffic forecasts by 22%, with almost 700,000 passengers travelling on the route in its first six months of operation.

1 Jun

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Great Western Main Line section set to 'go live'

Network Rail is close to completing electrification of the Great Western Main Line between Reading and Didcot, as part of the route’s ongoing modernisation.

1 Jun

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Network Rail Bank Holiday engineering work goes to plan

Network Rail completed £30 million worth of work over the May 28-30 weekend, in one of its least disruptive Bank Holiday engineering schedules.

1 Jun

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Regulator initiates Network Rail funding process for CP6

Rail regulators have begun the long process of calculating Network Rail’s track access charges and funding needs for 2019-2024, known as Control Period 6, CP6.

27 May

London Overground 172004 and 172003 at Leyton Road on May 24. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Gospel Oak-Barking closures as electrification begins

The phased closure of the Gospel Oak-Barking Line begins on June 4, as work gets under way to electrify the route (RAIL 800).

26 May

GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith. JACK BOSKETT.

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Smith: Government must show greater freight appreciation

Government needs greater understanding of needs of the rail freight market in the wake of the coal sector’s decline, GBRf Managing Director John Smith said.

25 May

Great Western Railway 166220 on May 16. CHANIN LLOYD.

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Electrifying North Downs Line “will create 8,000 jobs”

Fully electrifying the line between Reading and Gatwick would create 8,000 jobs and generate almost £2bn for the region, according to Surrey County Council.

23 May

60103 Flying Scotsman near Heriot on May 15. PA PHOTOS.

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Carne orders inquiry after Network Rail's Flying Scotsman Borders debacle

Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne to launch investigation into gauge clearance problems that almost prevented Flying Scotsman running on Borders line .

21 May

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Network Rail plans vital Bank Holiday work

Network Rail will spend more than £30 million on engineering projects over the May 28-30 Bank Holiday weekend.

17 May

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VIDEO: Network Rail spring bank holiday improvement works

Over 9,000 members of Network Rail’s Orange Army will be working round-the-clock from May 28-30 to deliver vital elements of the company’s Railway Upgrade Plan

17 May

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Progress made on new £50 million station

Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin inspected work at the new £50 million Cambridge North station, ahead of its expected opening in May 2017.

17 May