Infrastructure - Page 19

An aerial view of the major landslip at Eden Brows, which looks set to keep the S&C severed well into 2017 while Network Rail carries out extensive repairs. NETWORK RAIL.

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Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017

Concern that the Settle-Carlisle Line will remain partially shut into the latter half of 2017.

17 May

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GWML wires will meet Hendy targets - Network Rail

Network Rail says the Great Western Route Modernisation (GWRM) will be completed to targets set after the Hendy Review.

11 May

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Great Western wires in use by September

Network Rail tells RAIL the first section of electrified track to be completed on the GWML will be between Reading and Didcot at the end of September.

11 May

Some £288 million is being spent to modernise the Glasgow Subway, much of which was built in 1896, making it the world’s third oldest underground railway. STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT.

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Glasgow Subway to shut for a month for tunnel work

Subway services in Glasgow are to be suspended for approximately four weeks from Saturday July 2, to enable modernisation work.

9 May

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Network Rail making progress on Glasgow Queen Street refresh

Network Rail is over 50 days into its 140-day closure of Glasgow Queen Street for the £742 million Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

9 May

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Network Rail completes May Bank Holiday works programme

More than 11,000 Network Rail engineers worked over the May Bank Holiday weekend, completing £33 million worth of improvements with no reported overruns.

5 May

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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

Maintenance and refurb 13 Apr

Northern Rail 319382 at Manchester Piccadilly on July 20 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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New franchise's Alliance with Network Rail

An alliance with Network Rail must be formed in the first three months of the new Northern franchise, Managing Director Alex Hynes told RAIL on April 4.

12 Apr

A Great Western High Speed Train passes Dawlish on April 10. MARK PIKE.

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PICTURE: Waves batter Dawlish sea wall

Some of the strongest winds since February 2014 battered the sea wall at Dawlish on April 10.

11 Apr

Virgin Trains East Coast 43239 climbs under the North London Line at Belle Isle, north London, on March 30, with the 1606 King’s Cross-Leeds, passing Grand Central 43465 trailing the 1228 Sunderland-King’s Cross. GC is one of two open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Alliance Rail accuses DfT of blackmail over East Coast

Alliance Rail has accused DfT of blackmailing ORR by threatening to withdraw funding for ECML upgrades if it allows more open access services to run.

11 Apr

East Midlands Trains 158785 at Cossington on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

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Network Rail pushes for vital Midlands area upgrade worth up to £1billion

Network Rail is proposing a £600 million-£1 billion major upgrade of Leicester station and the surrounding railway.

8 Apr

DB Cargo UK 90034 passes through Chelmsford at the helm of the 0930 Norwich-Liverpool Street on March 22. Faster journey times on the Great Eastern Main Line are called for by campaigners, but Network Rail has warned of the costs. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Faster trains on Great Eastern, but renewals hold the key - Network Rail

Journey time improvements on the GEML have a “very significant” cost, and need be implanted alongside other enhancement and renewals works to reduce the cost.

8 Apr

An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150/2 and Class 153 catch the reflection of a stunning sunset at Cardiff Central as they await departure with the 1942 empty coaching stock working to Canton depot on March 30. TIM SQUIRES.

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Cardiff Central upgrade plan as NR plots Welsh priorities

Redevelopment of Cardiff Central station and upgrading the North Wales Coast are on the agenda for Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019 to 2024.

8 Apr

Progress at the Ordsall Chord. RUSSELL WYKES.

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Ordsall Chord Alliance formed

An alliance has been formed for the construction of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester.

31 Mar

Five trains from four operators at Manchester Piccadilly. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL REVIEW.

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Osborne gives green light given for HS3 planning

Chancellor George Osborne throws his weight behind the High Speed 3 (HS3) rail project to reduce journey times between Manchester and Leeds

30 Mar

Chiltern Railways 168214 at Oxford Parkway on October 26 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Bedford-Sandy backed for East West Rail Central Section

The Bedford-Sandy-Cambridge corridor was confirmed today (March 29) as the preferred option for the East West Rail Central Section.

29 Mar

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HS2 passes major hurdle - construction could start next year

Construction of new railway could begin next year

23 Mar

Artist's impression of a revamped London Waterloo. NETWORK RAIL.

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£800 million boost for London’s busiest railway

New trains and more station capacity at London Waterloo

23 Mar

A Virgin Pendolino on the West Coast Main Line. JACK BOSKETT.

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WCML high-speed upgrade could deliver 3hr London-Scotland journey times

Three-hour London-Edinburgh/Glasgow journey times could be achieved by upgrading existing railways, according to a new report by HS2 Ltd

22 Mar

800101 at London King's Cross on March 18. JACK BOSKETT.

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Virgin launches brand new train. Aims for 140mph running.

Virgin Trains East Coast launches its Class 800 at London King’s Cross on March 18, rebranding them as Azuma – which translates as ‘East’ from Japanese.

18 Mar